Ballan Wrasse Fishing in Devon

Float-fished crab or rag tight to kelp-lined gullies; best mid-flood on calm summer days. Use strong gear—snaggy ground.

Float fish hardback crab or rag into kelpy gullies on the flood; daylight spring-autumn. Use strong gear and short casts; avoid peak tide run.

Crabs or hardback peeler down the kelp-lined gullies; fish 1-2hrs either side of high on a gentle swell; 20-30lb leader, rotten-bottom; summer–autumn.

Rough kelp gullies; fish close-in with crab or rag on strong gear. Best May–Oct, mid-late flood, light swell. Float or simple lift method.

Crab or hardback baits under a float or light ledger, fished tight to kelp-filled gullies; daylight on the flood to high water. Use strong gear and a rotten-bottom to beat snags.

Kelp-covered rough ground; fish daylight on flooding tide. Float fish or ledger crab, prawn or rag tight to rocks. Use strong gear and rotten-bottoms.

Rough, kelpy ground; fish crab or rag on strong gear with a rotten-bottom. Best on the flood, daylight, May-Oct, close to the ledges and gullies.

Rough kelp/reef. Fish crab or hardback or rag close to rock ledges. Best May–Sep, mid–flood to high. Use strong gear, rotten-bottom to beat snags.

Hard crab or rag baits on strong gear; fish tight to kelp-lined gullies on the flood; summer–autumn; keep baits moving to avoid snags.

Crab or rag baits tight to kelp-covered rocks on the flood; daylight, spring–autumn. Use strong gear to steer fish from rough ground.

Target kelp gullies on the flood with crab or rag on strong gear; short casts, keep baits moving to avoid snags. Best in settled, clear water.

Float or light bottom fish with crab or rag close to kelpy rocks; daytime on flooding tide. Use abrasion-resistant leader; release quickly.

Float fish crab or prawn tight to kelp-covered rock edges on the flood. Summer into early autumn; clear water, light swell best.

Rocky headlands either side; 1–2 hrs either side of low in clear water. Float or freelined crab/worm tight to kelp and boulders. Strong gear—snaggy.

Fish crab or ragworm down the wall and among kelp/rocks on the flood; daylight, calm to moderate swell. Use size 1-2 hooks and rotten-bottom rigs.

Hard crab or rag on a paternoster into kelp-filled gullies; 2h either side of HW on neaps. Strong gear and rotten-bottom needed; a gentle swell helps.

Float or light ledger with crab or rag tight to kelp and rock ledges on the flood; summer-autumn. Keep tackle strong to lift fish clear of snags.

Float-fish crab or rag into kelp gullies; 10-15 ft deep off the rocks; mid to late flood; May-Oct; strong gear to bully fish clear of snags.

Float or freelined crab/rag close to kelp-covered rocks and gullies. Best on flooding tide, summer to early autumn. Keep tackle strong for snags.

May-Oct from rocky ledges and kelp gullies. Fish crab, prawn or rag on a short paternoster. Best 1-2 hrs either side of high on a flooding tide. Use strong gear to bully fish from snags.

Crab, prawn or rag tight to rock/kelp ledges by day, especially on the flood. Strong gear and rotten-bottoms to beat snags.

Float fish or freelined crab/ragworm into kelp gullies mid-tide up; strong gear, lift fish clear; best Apr-Oct.

Float-fished crab or rag along kelpy ledges; best on the flood with a light swell, late spring–autumn. Use 20–30lb leader and 2/0 hooks.

Kelp-lined rock gullies; float or freelined crab/rag. Best mid–late flood, summer–autumn. Tackle up and keep pressure on to beat snags.

Float-fish or weedless soft plastics tight to kelp-covered rocks; daylight, mid-flood to high. Crab or rag baits. Snaggy ground; strong gear. Apr–Oct best.