Scorpion Fish & Hospital, fishing Palamos | Part 3

The scenery was absolutely breath taking.

Crystal-clear Mediterranean water rolled over beautiful rock formations while the sunshine lit everything up perfectly. It genuinely felt like one of those hidden little paradise spots you only normally see in travel photos.

Spend a few hours lure fishing from the rocks around the cove

Relax and enjoy the surroundings

Then head over to La Fosca beach afterwards

The weather was absolutely glorious with the sun blazing down all day long. While that made the location look even more beautiful, it also created one small problem for us — the beaches were absolutely packed with people enjoying the sunshine.

As much as we wanted to fish La Fosca beach, there simply wasn’t enough room to do it safely with so many swimmers and sunbathers around.

After spending a few hours fishing and relaxing around the rocks, we decided instead to head back into Palamós and try our luck around the harbour.

Now I’ll be honest — while Palamós is an authentic fishing town with a rich maritime history, I was slightly disappointed by how restricted shore fishing seemed to be.

Almost everywhere we looked there were “NO PESCA” signs, meaning no fishing allowed. It felt strange considering how heavily the town is connected to fishing culture and boats.

Still, with the harbour fairly quiet at the time, we decided to risk a few casts and just hope nobody noticed us.

Thankfully, it didn’t take long before I had a hit on the lure.

I managed to land a really unusual-looking scorpion fish, which was definitely one of the strangest fish I’ve ever caught. Unfortunately, while handling it carefully using a glove, the fish managed to spike me directly in the finger.

But after checking online, things suddenly started sounding a lot more serious. Most articles and advice were basically saying the same thing:

“Seek medical attention immediately.”

About ten minutes later my finger started burning slightly, which definitely didn’t help settle the nerves.

We decided the best thing to do was head over to the harbour office and ask the local staff for advice. As soon as I showed them a picture of the fish, they immediately told me to go straight to hospital.

At this point Connor was starting to worry and, truthfully, I was beginning to wonder if I should be panicking too.

After waiting around forty minutes to finally be seen, the nurse asked me one simple question:

“Are you still in pain?”

By this point the pain had completely disappeared and honestly I couldn’t even tell where I’d been stung anymore.

Without even really looking at the finger properly, she simply told me if there was no pain then I could just go home.

Safe to say the whole hospital trip ended up being a bit dramatic for nothing.

Determined not to let the incident ruin the day, we headed back down to Palamós beach afterwards for one final little fishing session before sunset.

Sadly the fish didn’t cooperate this time and we ended the evening without catching anything else.

Still, with our coastal fishing charter booked for the following morning, we didn’t want to stay out too late. We packed up our gear, headed home for some food and rest, and got ourselves ready for what we hoped would be an unforgettable day out on the water.

Despite the lack of fish, days like this are still what travelling is all about — exploring new places, discovering hidden gems, having unexpected adventures and making memories together that you’ll laugh about for years afterwards.

And thankfully… I survived the scorpion fish 😂