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Tallas Minimas is the Spanish for minimum sizes and if whilst you are out fishing a Guardia Civil officer or Local Policia officer comes to you and measures the fish in your bucket do not be surprised. A couple of weeks ago at El Portus near Cartagena I was fishing and at about ten o’clock at night when the Guardia arrived. They checked my licence and then asked me to get the fish from my bucket and measure them. They were all above the minimum for the different species I had so everything was alright. The officers thanked me and left, but it does go to show that as anglers we have a responsibility to abide by the rules and regulations of this wonderful country where we are lucky enough to live. If you have a shore fishing licence then in the back of the booklet you receive with it there is a table of minimum sizes. The table below has the minimum size of almost any fish you are likely to catch in these waters. You really need to know which fish are which and I would advise buying a picture chart which are available from most tackle shops for a few euros so you know which fish you are dealing with.
ARAÑA 20 CMS
BABOSA 15 CMS
BOGA 11 CMS
BRECA 18 CMS
CORVALLO 25 CMS
CORVINA 20 CMS
DENTON 25 CMS
DONCELLA 12 CMS
DORADA / GILT HEAD BREAM 20 CMS
GITANO 12 CMS
HERRERA 15 CMS
LUBINA / SEA BASS 25 CMS
MOJARRA 12 CMS
MUJOL / MULLET 16 CMS
OBLADA 15 CMS
PALOMETA 16 CMS
PARGO 18 CMS
PEZ VERDE 15 CMS
PLATIJA 20 CMS
RASPALLON 12 CMS
RASCACIO 15 CMS
RAYA 40 CMS
SALPA 15 CMS
SALMONETE / RED MULLET 12 CMS
SARGO / BREAM 16 CMS
SERRANO 14 CMS
TEMBLADERA 40 CMS
TORDO 15 CMS
VACA 12 CMS
VERRUGATO 20 CMS












If you are unsure about the type of fish or its minimum size then the best option is to put the fish back. If the fish is less than eleven centimetres then definitely return it. Unless you are going to eat the fish it is better to return them straight away then the fish can have a chance to grow and breed and you may have a chance of catching more fish in the future if we do our bit to preserve nature.
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