Fishing / La Pesca

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Fishing words in Spanish! List of fishing terms in Spanish with pictures and examples. Fishing can be done as either a hobby or as a career. If you enjoy taking part in a spot of fishing or if indeed, you are a fisherman by trade, then knowing the Spanish terms related to fishing will be very useful vocabulary to have.

There are also a lot of television documentaries in the Spanish language which centre around fishing and so these words will help you to better understand what is being said in these. Here are some essential words and phrases for fishing in Spanish-speaking countries.

Fishing words in Spanish List

Lure / El cebo, El Señuelo
Hook / El anzuelo
Net / La red de pesca
Tackle box / La caja de anzuelos
Rod / La caña de pescar
Fishing line / El sedal
Reel / El Carrete
Bait / La Carnada

Fishing Terms in Spanish with pictures and examples

Lure / El cebo, El Señuelo

Este señuelo se llama señuelo de paleta y está diseñado para hundirse debajo de la superficie del agua. (This lure is called a plug, and it’s designed to dive beneath the surface of the water.)

¡El pez cortó la línea con los dientes y se llevó mi cebo favorito! (The fish bit through the line and took my favorite lure!)

Hook / El anzuelo

Tuvo que recortar el anzuelo de la boca del pescado.(He had to cut the hook out of the fish’s mouth.)

Net / La red de pesca

Los pescadores estaban cosiendo sus redes.(The fishermen were mending their nets.)

Tackle box / La caja de anzuelos

Rod / La caña de pescar

El pez era tan grande que le arrebató la caña de pescar de la mano de un tirón. (The fish was so big it pulled the rod out of his hand.)

Fishing line / El sedal

Se rompió el sedal y perdí el cebo. (The fishing line broke, and I lost my lure.)

Reel / El Carrete

Sintió que un pez tiraba de la línea, así que enrolló el carrete para ver qué había pescado. (He could feel a fish tugging on the line, so he wound the reel to see what he’d caught.)