Fishing spots in Lebanon

Lebanon: distinguish a promenade from a working harbour

A harbour or promenade name does not make every edge available for fishing. Confirm the permitted position, space behind your cast and a retrieval route clear of people and boats.

On rock, begin within controllable range and check leader abrasion. Compare Beirut, Tyre or Tripoli using the same date and units, then assess shoreline exposure. One session is not evidence for the entire coast.

Choose the actual location in Lebanon

This guide lists 4 locations in Lebanon, including Beirut – Corniche, Tripoli – El Mina, Jounieh & Batroun. Open the location you intend to visit, select shore or boat, and compare the same trip window. Area names and coordinates are planning references; check access and bottom type before preparing tackle.

0 locations connect to 0 reference-station model(s); some may share a source with timing and height adjustments. The location count does not imply a separate gauge or validated model for every mark. Locations without tide models use available information; a missing model does not mean no tide.

Data sources and methodology →

Fishing spots in Lebanon

Place	Type	Bottom	Fish	Shore faces
Beirut – Corniche	Shore	Rocks, breakwaters and sand	White bream, sea bass, bream, squid	Northwest	Tool
Tripoli – El Mina	Shore & boat	Rocks, breakwaters and sand	White bream, leerfish, amberjack	West	Tool
Jounieh & Batroun	Shore & boat	Rocks, nearby depths	Dentex, grouper, amberjack	West	Tool
Sidon & Tyre	Shore & boat	Rocks, breakwaters and sand	Sea bass, white bream, mullet	West	Tool

Map points are approximate area references, not access permissions or navigation positions. Assess wind, gusts, wave height, period and shoreline exposure together.

Seas of Lebanon

Mediterranean Sea: Do not apply one tidal range to the entire Mediterranean: coasts and bays differ. Review wind, waves, swell and the local forecast, and identify the fishing position and bottom before choosing bait or a casting time.

Byblos

Tyre

Batroun

Fishing spots map

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Popular fish in Lebanon

Targeting times below are general guidance that varies with location, season and conditions, not measured fish activity.

Rabbitfish (batata / safi) · Siganus canaliculatus — **Rabbitfish (batata / safi)**
Daytime only (sunrise to afternoon); absent at nightPhoto credit

Barracuda · Sphyraena barracuda — **Barracuda**
Morning, dusk and moonlit nightsPhoto credit

European sea bass · Dicentrarchus labrax — **European sea bass**
Before sunrise and sunset, and after a storm when the water is murkyPhoto credit

Gilthead seabream · Sparus aurata — **Gilthead seabream**
Deep night after midnightPhoto credit

White seabream · Diplodus sargus — **White seabream**
Dawn and sunrise, and from evening to late nightPhoto credit

Sand steenbras · Lithognathus mormyrus — **Sand steenbras**
Daytime in the surf over sandPhoto credit

Flathead mullet · Mugil cephalus — **Flathead mullet**
Sunset and early night; daytime in harboursPhoto credit

Dusky grouper · Epinephelus marginatus — **Dusky grouper**
Dawn and dusk near rocksPhoto credit

Meagre · Argyrosomus regius — **Meagre**
Night on the rising tide, murky waterPhoto credit

Leerfish · Lichia amia — **Leerfish**
Early morning and dusk at river mouths and pointsPhoto credit

Common dentex · Dentex dentex — **Common dentex**
Early morning over deep rocks 20–60 mPhoto credit

Greater amberjack · Seriola dumerili — **Greater amberjack**
Morning around wrecks and pinnaclesPhoto credit

Fish seasons

Species	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Bait
Rabbitfish (batata / safi) Siganus rivulatus, S. luridus, S. canaliculatus													Firm dough (bread or flour), shrimp, green algae
Barracuda Sphyraena spp.													Live fish
European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax													Live shrimp, sardine, sea worms, squid
Gilthead seabream Sparus aurata													Crab, mussels, shrimp, worms
White seabream Diplodus sargus													Mussels, shrimp, worms, paste
Sand steenbras Lithognathus mormyrus													Sea worms, small shrimp
Flathead mullet Mugil cephalus													Bread paste, bread
Dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus													Octopus, squid, live fish
Meagre Argyrosomus regius													Squid, sardine, live mullet
Leerfish Lichia amia													Live mullet or sardine
Common dentex Dentex dentex													Live squid, live fish
Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili													Live fish
European squid Loligo vulgaris													—
Cuttlefish Sepia spp.													—

Darker = peak season. Seasons are approximate and vary year to year.

Laws & safety

Check current access, gear, species and licence restrictions with the authority responsible for the exact area and activity. A map marker or a seasonal colour is not a permit.

Match safety equipment and the trip decision to the actual boat, load, route and skipper’s assessment. No single wind or wave number is a safe limit for every boat.

How to use the tables on this page

Species and seasonal tables are indicative planning aids, not a catch survey or a current legal calendar. Start with a reachable target and check the method in the linked guide.

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