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Fishing in rivers and dams in Andalucía is also a popular sport, where trout, pike and black bass are found, as well as ciprinidae family, barbel and carp. Trout fishing is the most attractive to anglers, owing to its difficulty, no doubt. 
There are 64 fishing preserves in the Nature Parks of Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas and of Sierra Nevada.
Rio Frio merits a special mention. It is a small town between Malaga and Granada, just off the motorway. It is in the foothills of the Sierra de Loja. Trout fishing here is recorded back to 1664 and in recent times there have been record catches, eg. a brown trout weighing 5.2 kg. There is an all year round season here.
Information an permits from: Alberge de Pescadores de Rio Frio, Riviera de Rio Frio s/n, 18300 Loja, (Granada) Tel: +34 958 32 31 77. Rio Frio is also a popular tourist destination, barbecued trout is served at the many roadside restaurants.
An angling licence is required for fishing in reservoirs, rivers and estuaries in Andalucia. They are obtainable from an office of the 'Delegación Agencia Medio Ambiente' (AMA). There is one office in each of the provincial capital cities. An angling licence is also obtainable from branches of the 'Caja Mar' bank.
'Turismo Andaluz' publish an excellent guide booklet called 'Sports Fishing' available from Tourist Offices.
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