We just wanted to say a proper thank you for all your help. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the villa and I’m sure we will return.The boys enjoyed the golf and we had some lovely days out in Cartagena and Mazarron as well as some nice meals in the Spaniards Inn.Diane Jones July 2013

For fresh water anglers there are rivers and lakes and reservoirs to visit and there are many different kinds of fish to be found in them.

So why not try to catch some of the following:

• Dusky Perch
• Barbel
• Eel
• Chub
• Black Striped Pipefish
• Bleak
• White bream
• Carp and Iberian Toothcarp
• Rudd
• Pike
• Zander
• Roach
• Brook Trout

Regional fishing licences (permiso/licencia de pesca) are required to fish in each region of Spain. Only coastal-water licences are valid throughout the country. Permits should specify if it is for a “catch and release” (sin meurte) area and obviously no fish should be taken away.

There are both public and private fishing waters in Spain. There are three types of fishing environment:

• Free (libros): These waters do not require a special permit
• Restricted (cotos): These are waters that do require a permit.
• Fisheries (intensivos): Permits for these waters are often available in local shops

The fishing season varies based on the particular species of fish. Many rivers have restrictions on the numbers of licences issued per day and the quantity and size of the fish that may be caught.

The Spanish Fishing and Casting Association (Federación Española de Pesca y Casting) has information on fishing sites and regulations (in Spanish). Local tourist offices and town halls often have information about local fishing areas and provide fishing maps (mapa de pesca fluvial).

In Murcia, separate licences are required for the following

• Only the sea coast (tierra; good throughout Spain)
• Only a boat in the sea (embarcación)
• The sea coast and a boat (tierra y embarcación)
• Underwater (pesca submarina)
• Freshwater fishing (pesca fluvial)

Beach fishing and fishing from the rocks is possible, however catches are better when fished from a boat. Freshwater fishing trips as well as boat rental and deep-sea fishing trips can be arranged.

For the website and a link for the Spanish Fishing and Casting Association click here.

For the sea angler there are opportunities to try and catch:

• Striped mullet
• Striped Seabream
• Swallowtail Seaperch
• Black Seabream
• Forkedtail threadfin bream
• Black Seabream
• Gilthead Sea Bream
• Brown Wrasse
• Striped Red Mullet
• Zebra Seabream
• White Seabream
• Northern Bluefin Tuna
• Giant Bluefin Tuna

Japan’s insatiable appetite for sushi has spawned a booming business of Tuna-fattening throughout the Mediterranean that is pushing the mighty Atlantic Bluefin tuna to the brink of extinction, conservationists have warned.

Spain leads this maritime bonanza, with the biggest tuna-fattening operation in the world off the south-east coast near Murcia, but Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are joining in.

They are over fishing the Bluefin Tuna. Stocks have fallen 20 per cent in the last five years. They don’t breed and rear fish in captivity, they pen up declining stocks of wild fish that migrate to the Mediterranean every summer.

Beyond the obvious problems related to the sustainable management of the wild stock, current Tuna farming practices in the Mediterranean entail a much more subtle though potentially very important environmental risk. During their captive period, which lasts for about 6 months, farmed Tuna are fed on an exclusive basis large quantities of whole bait fish (small and medium pelagic species). Most of it consists of imported frozen, untreated fish, from outside the Mediterranean region, often belonging to small pelagic species alien to the Mediterranean though closely related to the local clupeiform ones (which are mainly sardine Sardina Pilchardus, Anchovy Engraulis Encrasicolus and round Sardinella Sardinella aurita). The systematic dumping into the Mediterranean marine ecosystems of thousands of tonnes of exotic whole fish constitutes a first order environmental threat due to the significant risk of spreading new diseases to the native fish populations. The subsequent threat to local purse seine fishing fleets targeting small pelagic fish is also obvious, as well as to the wider marine ecosystems, where small pelagic populations play a key functional role.

• Abanilla (Macisvenda): Calle Mercado, Avenida San Juan Bautista and surrounding streets – fresh market produce and household goods. 09:00-14:00.
• Beniel: Calle José Antonio and surroundings town centre streets – fruit and vegetable market. 09:00-14:00.
• Caravaca de la Cruz: Calle Raimundo and surrounding streets including Plaza San José – fresh vegetables, fruit, clothing and household items. 09:00-14:00.
• Murcia (Sucina): Centrale San Javier – fresh local produce, clothing and household goods. 08:30-14:00 every Monday.
• San Pedro del Pinatar: Calle Victor Pradera and surrounding streets – fruit and vegetables, household products and souvenirs. 09:00-14:00.

Tuesday

• Alhama de Murcia: Avenida Juan Carlos I and surrounding streets – fresh local produce, clothing and household goods. 08:30-14:00.
• Bullas: Gran Via Manuel Lopez Carreno and surrounding streets – fresh local produce and household goods. 08:30-14:00.
• Cartagena (Los Belones): Plaza de la Iglesia and Calle Marcos Sanz – mainly fruit and vegetables. 09:00-14:00.
• Jumilla: Avenida Levante, Avenida de Reyes Catolicos and surrounding streets – fresh local fruit and vegetables, household goods and some clothing. 09:00-14:00.
• La Unión: Calle Mayor and Calle Jacinto Conesa – local Spanish food market, clothing, souvenirs and household goods. 09:00-14:00.
• Los Alcázares: Calle Catalanes and Calle Parque Penas Huertanas – local produce including vegetables and fruit, dairy products, household goods, textiles and clothing. 09:00-14:00.

Wednesday

• Alcantarilla (Campoamor): Calle Pedro Pérez García and surrounding streets – locally produced fruit and vegetables, household goods and clothing. 09:00-14:00.
• Alcantarilla (San Pedro): Calle Ramón and surrounding streets – fruit and vegetables, spices, olives, household goods and clothing. 08:00-14:00.
• Cartagena: Calle Ribera de San Javier and Calle Mula – local fresh produce, fruit and vegetables and household items, souvenirs and jewellery. 09:00-14:00.
• Cehegin: Calle Ciudad de Mataró, Calle Ginés de Paco and surrounding town centre streets – locally produced fruit and vegetables and general market goods. 09:00-14:00.
• Cieza: Avenida de Abarán and surrounding area – general market products including fruit and vegetables. 08:00-14:00.
• Fuente Alamo (Balsapintada): Plaza del Camionero – fruit and vegetables, dairy produce, sausages and meats. 08:00-14:00.
• Murcia Regional Markets: Murcian districts of Casillas, Churra, Puntal, Raya, San José, Torreagüera and Zarandona – selling local produce and general market stalls. 09:00-14:00.
• San Cayetano: Selling local produce and some clothes and household stalls. 0:900-14:00.
• San Javier: Avenida Carrero Blanco and Calle Federico Guirao – fruit and vegetables and dairy products. Some household stalls. 09:00-14:00.
• Santomera: Calle Almazara and surrounding streets – general market selling locally produced fruit and vegetables. 09:00-14:00.
• Totana: Avenida Rambla de la Santa and Calle Calvo Sotelo – local produce, fruit and vegetables, household goods, clothing, textiles, leather goods and jewellery. 08:30-13:00.
• Yecla: Calle Concejal Sebastian Perez, Calle Carniceria and surrounding streets – local produce, dairy products, fruit and vegetables and household items. 09:00-13:30.

Thursday

• Blanca: Calle Doctor Marañón, Calle Federico Garcia Lorca and Calle Cervantes – households goods, clothing, fruit and vegetables. 08:30-13:30.
• Cartagena (La Palma): Calle Manuel Bobadilla – locally produced fruit and vegetables, dairy products, sausages, hams and household goods. 09:00-14:00.
• Cartagena (Los Urrutias): Calle Unificaçion, Calle Ramos Carratalá and Calle Reverte – fruit, vegetables, dairy products and bakery, some household items. 09:00-14:00.
• Cartagena (Los Dolores): Calle Rio Besos – general market stalls including fruit and vegetables. 09:00-14:00.
• Ceuti: Calle Segovia and Calle Cordoba – mainly selling fruit and vegetables and dairy and meat products. 08:30-13:30.
• Librilla: Calle Murcia – fruit and vegetables, meat and fish. 09:00-14:00.
• Lorca: Ganados market place, under cover in Calle Santa Quiteria – fruit and vegetables, local dairy produce and household items, textiles, souvenirs and handicrafts. 09:00-14:00.
• San Javier: Calle Coronel Fernandez Tudela and surrounding streets – local produce and household goods. 09:00-14:00.
• San Pedro del Pinatar (Lo Pagán): Avenida Salzillo – general market. 09:00-14:00.
• Torre Pacheco (Balsicas): Avenida Catorce de Diciembre – general market stalls including fruit, vegetables and dairy produce. 08:30-14:00.

Friday

• Abarán: Calle David Templado and the local market area – fruit and vegetables, fresh dairy products, bakery and household goods. 08:30-14:00.
• Calasparra: Avenida 1º de mayo, Plaza Emilió Perez Piñero and surrounding streets – general market stall including fruit and vegetables. 09:00-14:00.
• El Algar: Avenida Filipinas – large street market selling fruit and vegetables, clothes, jewellery, locally produced handicrafts and household items. 08:00-14:00.
• El Paretón: In the village centre – local produce and small amount of household and clothing stalls. 08:30-13:30.
• Murcia Regional Markets: In local villages and surrounding districts including Alquerias, Avileses, Beniajan, Espinardo, Javali, La Nora and Santo Angel – general market stalls, selling fruit and vegetables and local produce. 08:30-14:00.
• Molina de Segura: In the streets of the town centre – fruit vegetables, local produce and bakery. 09:00-14:00.
• Puerto Lumbreras: Rambla de Nogalte – fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat products. 09:00-14:00.

Saturday

• Abanilla: Plaza Purisima, Calle Pío XII and Calle Mayor – local fresh produce and household items. 09:00-14:00.
• Águilas: Calle Reina Sofia and surrounding streets – fruit and vegetables, household goods and handicrafts. 08:30-14:00.
• Archena: Calle Navas de Tolosa and surrounding streets – fruit and vegetables, household products and some clothing stalls. 09:00-14:00.
• Fortuna: Calle Ramon, Cajal and surrounding streets – local produce and general market stalls. 09:00-14:00.
• Fuente Alamo: Avenida Murcia, Avenida Hispanoamérica and Calle Cuadrillas de Pascua – fruit and vegetables, dairy products, clothing and household goods and textiles. 09:00-14:00.
• Los Alcázares (Los Narejos): Calle Leonardo de Vinci and surrounding area – fruit and vegetables, household items and clothing. 09:00-14:00.
• Mazarrón: Plaza del Convento and Plaza del Callao – fresh fruit and vegetables, clothing, household goods, suitcases, watches and jewellery. 08:00-13:30.
• Molina de Segura: Calle Pensionista and surrounding streets – fruit and vegetables, local dairy produce, clothing and some household items. 09:00-14:00.
• Moratalla: Calle Lucas Egea, Calle Alfredo Runio and Calle Huerto Ramayo – general market selling local produce, fruit and vegetables, dairy products and household goods. 09:00-14:00.
• Mula: Calle Santa Teresa de Jornet, the townhall square and surrounding streets – locally produced fruit and vegetables, dairy products, household goods and clothing. 09:00-14:00.
• Torre Pacheco (Dolores): Calle Victoria and Calle San Antonio – fruit, vegetables, clothing and

Sunday

• Aledo: Calle Campo – fresh local produce and household items. 09:00-14:00.
• Cabo de Palos: On the old road from Cabo de Palos and La Manga Cartagena – fruit and vegetables, souvenirs, household goods, clothing and shoes. 08:00-14:00.
• Cartagena (Los Nietos): In the football stadium in the winter and outside the FEVE (middle) train station in the summer – mainly fresh local produce of fruit, vegetables and dairy products. Also leather goods and limited clothes stalls. 09:00-13:00.
• Corvera (Murcia): Plaza Fontes – local produce including fruit and vegetables, dairy and bakery. 09:00-14:00.
• Mazarrón: In the port of Mazarrón close to bus station – large open market selling fruit and vegetables, dairy prodcuts, household products, clothing and shoes, livestock and souvenirs. 08:00-14:00.
• Mula: Four Square market in town centre – fresh dairy products, sausages, pottery, paintings and handicraft. 10:00-14:00 every second Sunday of the month from October to May. Tel: 968 661 501.
• Roldan (Torre Pacheco): Avenida Balsicas – fruit and vegetables, household items and handicrafts. 09:00-14:00.

What a fantastic villa, thank you so much for a great holiday. See you next year !!