Fishing In Wales Co / How-To Guides
I’ve spent more mornings than I can count fiddling with tubs of ragworm, trying to keep them lively and easy to hook when the tide finally turns. Ragworm are brilliant bait — juicy, tough on a...
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When the tide flips and the run of fish lasts only an hour, every second counts. I learned early on that being able to change leaders, knots and baits with one hand is a game-changer. Whether...
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I started using a castable fishfinder a few seasons ago to solve a simple problem: how to find the lanes bass use at night without spending hours blind-casting rocky margins. Night fishing from shore...
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Winter cod in shallow kelp bays are a special kind of fight: powerful takes in tight water, sudden runs through weed and rocks, and that stubborn way they hug structure. Over the years I’ve learned...
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Marina lights are one of those relentless, honest attractors: they concentrate prawns, small fry and baby sandeels right where concrete meets water. Over the years I've found that bass feeding under...
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On Fishing In Wales Co I’m always looking for simple, repeatable ways to find fish without relying on luck. One method that’s become a staple of my shore approach combines old-school observation...
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Fishing kelp banks for cod at night is one of my favourite challenges — the tide smells different, the headlamp cuts through the darkness and every bite feels earned. Deadbait is my go-to when the...
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I’ve spent more early mornings than I can count sitting on slick rocks in Welsh harbours, watching sleek mackerel blitz the surface and nicking my lures before the pollack even show interest. Over...
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I walked the pontoon at low tide the first time I noticed how lights change everything. Under marina lamps the estuary becomes a corridor of silhouettes and suspended life — fry and shrimps...
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I fish a lot of soft sand for sole around the Welsh coast, and over the years I’ve refined a simple shore rig that presents a whole lugworm exactly how the flat fish like it — low, drifting...
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