Fishing In Wales Co / How-To Guides
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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Winter cod in shallow kelp bays can be maddeningly localised. I’ve lost count of mornings where I sit on the rocks watching kelp fronds barely move, thinking there’s nothing happening — then,...
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I watch kelp the way some anglers watch lines on their reels. On exposed rocky points where pollack hunt, the subtlest ripple, the way a frond flips or the direction of a kelp "stream" can tell me...
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I fish estuaries a lot for bass, and low tide is one of those quiet windows where the cunning ones show their true colours. Over the years I’ve learned that changing the profile of a soft plastic...
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I fish long, exposed beaches across Wales, and nothing beats the confidence of a clean, strong braid-to-mono shock splice when you’re casting heavy baits into a stiff onshore wind. Over the years...
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Peeler crab is my go-to winter bait for rays. When the water cools and the rays move in close, nothing matches that sweet, oily scent and the soft, yielding texture of a well-prepared peeler. The...
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