South Wales
Aberthaw Beach
West on M4 motorway to Junction 33 turning left onto A4232 towards Barry. Turn right onto A48, then left onto A4426 towards St Athan. Aberthaw ... Full story
Cardiff and Penarth
Over the past decade the Cardiff and Penarth area has established it'self as arguably the top rod and line cod fishery in the UK. But ... Full story
Cold Knap Beach, Barry, Glamorgan
SPECIESA fair summer venue giving smoothounds from May to July, good bass all year round, plus thornback ray and conger. Fishes best in winter for ... Full story
Corus Short Arm
Getting There: Travelling from Cardiff:Come off the M4 at Junction 40, go down to the roundabout at the end of the slip road. Take the first exit, ... Full story
Mumbles Head Lighthouse
BAITSScarce fresh or frozen crab is the key bait to catching the codling here now and it's more than worth the effort and cost to ... Full story
Mumbles Pier, Swansea Bay
BAITSLive sandeel is the top bait for daytime bass, but at night switch to crab baits. The mullet take bread or small bits of mackerel ... Full story
Nash Point, Marcross
M4 to junction 33, taking A4232 towards Barry then turning right for a short distance onto the A48. Take left turn on A4226. Carry on ... Full story
Ogmore Deeps
HOW TO GET THERELeave the M4 at junction 35 and head towards Bridgend along the A473 at the third roundabout take the A48 towards Porthcawl, ... Full story
The Ogmore Estuary, Mid Glamorgan
Take the left turn at Junction 36, M4 to Bridgend on the A4061, then B4524 towards Ogmore by Sea. The B4524 runs alongside the estuary ... Full story
Porthcawl Pier
HOW TO GET THERETurn off at junction 37 from the M4 heading south on the A4229 until arriving at the third round about. Head straight ... Full story
Redwick Ledges
TACKLE AND TACTICSDue to the rapid tide run the best of the fishing is on the smaller neap tides the two hours either side of ... Full story
Rumney Foreshore
BAITSBlack lug tipped with blow lug and a strip of squid is the best all round combination bait taking the codling, conger and the bigger ... Full story
Stout Point, Llantwit Major
BAITSBlack lug tipped with blow and with a strip of squid bound around the lug is the top cod bait, but also takes the ray. ... Full story
Swansea
Swansea is one of my favourite ports. I love winter cod fishing and Swansea ranks amongst the very best for Britain's favourite fish. The modern marina ... Full story
Witch's Point, Southerndown
Leave the M4 at Junction 36 for Bridgend. Turn on to the A4524 from Bridgend signposted Ogmore and Southerndown. Car parking available. SPECIESA noted ray mark ... Full story
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J Knot: Braid to Mono
This is the best knot we’ve found for joining a mono leader to main braid reel line. We first came across it when fishing for ... Full story