Fishing In Wales Co / How-To Guides
I’ve had a soft spot for rays since my first double-figure thornback took my peeler crab off a rough, kelpy ledge at dusk. Getting a big ray from a rocky cove on a light surf setup is all about...
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I’ve had a few sleepless nights and one very wet kitbag when I misjudged the exit line on a ledge fish. Since then I’ve made spotting the exact cliff edge exit my pre-cast ritual. On Wales’...
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I love a low-tide microsession on sandy flats near estuaries — short, focused, and often deadly for flatfish if you pick the right slot. These sessions are the kind I plan around a coffee, a quick...
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I always leave the house thinking I’ll only be out for an hour, and come back two tides later with pockets full of bait, a soggy map and — if I’m lucky — a few good photos to show for it....
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Windy nights are part of coastal angling — and so is the frustration when your leader kites and your hard-won hookset turns into a missed opportunity. Over the years fishing Wales’ rugged shores...
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I love fishing bouldered beaches for a reason: the structure concentrates fish, tides push feed into the cracks, and the light can be spectacular at dawn. But lugworm on these spots is a different...
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I head out for overnight sessions because that sweet window between dusk and dawn often produces the best action on exposed coves — but twelve hours on the bank in open conditions means you need to...
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I’ve spent more mornings than I can count standing on rocky points and pebbled coves, watching the water and the birds and waiting for a clue. Learning to identify feeding lanes from shore is one...
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Winter cod in shallow Welsh bays have become some of my favourite early-morning prizes — slow, methodical fish that turn a quiet tide into a proper chase. One of the techniques that consistently...
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I can tell you a lot about a mark before I even put a lure in the water — sometimes just by the colour of the weed and the foam sitting on the tide. Pollack aren’t random predators; they follow...
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