We purchased El Figueral in 2004 after spending over 3 years travelling through Catalonia and Aragon looking for our dream Spanish home. Of course it had to have terrific views and amazing fishing, but it had to have the potential to provide a very special holiday experience for discerning anglers and their family.

The River Ebro is an amazing river, fed by water from the Pyrenees it has an abundance of water all the year round, good weather, excellent scenery and the fishing, well! this is why the Ebro is earning itself a reputation as one the European greats. The river holds a vast head of Carp that don't know when to give up plus the other odd species such as Zander and of course the Wells Catfish for which the river is becoming ever more renown, with bigger and bigger fish being caught year after year. The English pronunciation from the Cassells Spanish dictionary being "catfish or self-propelling torpedo." Good bank fishing is at a premium on the lower Ebro because of Spanish conservation laws and access to the river. At El Figueral we currently have the luxury of  two bank swims that we have made easily accessible and set on natural eddies were the fish hold up from the current. Each swim is safe and comfortably allows for two or three anglers.

However, if fishing the mighty Rio Ebro from a boat is for you, then the local Villages of Benifallet and Xerta have a number of river guides, who for a fee of around €200 per day per boat will take out a party of up to 3 anglers. Of course we can make reservations, but book early as they do get heavily booked.

You do need  a licence’s to fish the River Ebro, but to save you time we can arrange these prior to your arrival for a fee of €20. Let us know at least two weeks in advance, send us a copy of your passport and we will have these waiting for your.

About tackle: The closest airport to El Figueral is REUS (about 45km) and the cheapest and only scheduled carrier flying into Reus is Ryanair, so far so good. However Ryanair have a very strict baggage allowance of 15kg,  so be careful what you pack, we have heard too many horror stories about excess baggage fees. We can supply a limited no of Catfish and Carp rods, reels, pods and seats but encourage you to bring your own terminal tackle, as the nearest tackle shop is some 24km away. If you have any questions on what tackle to to take contact us by e-mail or phone and we will always try and help.

Hire prices:         2*Carp Rod and Reel             £40/week

                          2* Catfish  Rod and Reel       £40/week

There is a deposit of £100 or € equivalent at the time you take possession of the tackle.

For further information on booking a boat, obtaining a licence or hiring Tackle contact us on info@el-figueral.com

About Bait: The Ebro is like most large rivers, if you want big bags of fish you have to lay down the ground bait.  The Carp can be caught on most baits, sweet corn , worm, boillies, halibut pellets etc. For the cats live bait is by far the best, however the Spanish River Authorities are in the process of banning all live bait fishing. Easiest to get hold of are eels as these can be bought, harder to obtain are small carp as most rod caught ones are too big. Dead bait work as do Halibut pellets and I have caught cats on Sardines bought from the local supermarket.

About Weather: It can get hot even in the early and late months of the year, at this time be prepared for cool evenings and mornings, During the summer period it gets very hot during the day and remains warm through the night. Also be prepared for flies and mosquitoes. In short make sure you have a hat, sunglasses, suntan cream, fly spray and mosquito repellent.