Sea Fishing Shore Marks In Wales
A random selection of Welsh shore marks to browse through
in no particular order!
Poppit Sands
Poppit Sands offers good catches of flounder, cod and whiting in winter. Crab, squid or small fish baits work well. Mullet can be caught near the river mouth. Salmon and sea trout run the river from March to October; an Environment Agency rod licence is necessary if...
Marloes Sands
Marloes Sands is particularly good when there is an onshore breeze or just after a storm. Bass is the main quarry, but good catches of flounder are also possible as well as dogfish, mackerel and the occasional ray, if you can cast far enough. Peeler crab, small fish...
Newgale Sands
Newgale Sands attracts many surfers and swimmers, but gives good night fishing through the summer months, when you can often catch bass, whiting, flatfish and mackerel. The casting is from shingle out onto a sandy seabed; sandeel is therefore good bait for bass and...
Lydstep Beach
Like most west Wales beaches a good beach-casting outfit is a great advantage on Lydstep Beach. After a storm, the bass come in fairly close on spring tides, but Lydstep is also good for flatties, dogfish and whiting. From Tenby follow the coast road B4139 east to...
Broad Haven
Broad Haven is a good surf beach with bass a popular quarry. It is a gently shelving, flattish beach of sand and shingle and so provides good fishing for plaice and dabs. Dogfish, gurnard and a few turbot can also be caught from the beach, where good distance casters...
Dale Beach
Dale Beach is a good bass storm beach in summer and autumn. Dale Beach also offers the chance of flounders, dabs, whiting, dogfish, mackerel, garfish and the occasional ray depending on time of year. Peeler crab is the ideal bass bait, while lugworm, ragworm and fish...
Tan Penmaen Head
Tan Penmaen Head can offer the largest shore-caught fish along the North Wales coast from the rocky stretch at Old Colwyn. This is a great spot for conger eels, lively bass and used to have a reputation for tope. The downside is a lack of cover from the prevailing...
Pwllheli: Abererch Beach
Pwllheli offers fishing from Abererch beach, also called Glan y Mor, to the east of the town. which is clean and sandy with the occasional rock. Fish caught include rays, black bream, whiting, bass, flounders, dogfish, dabs, eels, gurnards, mackerel, sharks, huss,...
Barmouth
Barmouth offers a variety of opportunities, including a breakwater, a harbour and a shingle/sand beach. Fish caught include bass, flounder, dogfish, eels, plaice, mullet, garfish, dabs, turbot. Local information can be obtained from Barmouth Angling tackle shop. Image...
Aberdyfi: Roman Road
Aberdyfi (Aberdovey) has fishing from the . The Roman Road is a flat rock mark on the eastern side of the town, fishing onto similar. Fish caught include flounders, bass, eels, whiting, dabs, mackerel, turbot, mullet, sharks, dogfish. For Roman Road, park in the main...
Aberdaron
Aberdaron is a mainly clean, sandy beach, with occasional patches of rock. Fish caught include turbot, dabs, bass, rays, whiting, coalfish, dogfish. There is a car park to the right of the bridge in the village. Image © Eirian Evans and licensed for reuse under this...
Amroth
Amroth beach is mainly clean sand with a pebble bank above the tideline. Fish caught include flounders, whiting, codling, dogfish, coalfish, bass. There is parking adjacent to the beach. Image © welshbabe and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...