Snorkel Fishing in the Mediterranean
A species-hunter's wet dream, a snorkel fished Caneva's Blenny ( Microlipophrys canevae ). After parts of the South-West experiencing rain every day of 2026 into March, following the prolonged 2025 drought (more frequent climate whiplash events), I was craving a bit of sunshine and some fanciful fishing. The forecast in Cornwall was predictably looking pretty grim, so at our weekly Tuesday meetup, over a few pints of Rattler, and not much convincing, Cal and I noted down a list of some cheap flights, and spent some time investigating local surveys and reports. We found lots of marks holding interesting species this time of year, for most of the countries we were looking at, but we worked out that we could both potentially get the most new adds to our species tally within 70km of Girona airport. The catch was that a lot of these targets were more enigmatic species, either rare, or rarely caught on rod and line (Giant Snake Eel, Red-Black Triplefin, Bandtooth Conger,...