Bass Fishing in Vale of Glamorgan

Best at dusk/night on bigger tides; fish ragworm/crab or plug/spinner in white water and gullies.

Work gullies/reef edges on the flood; small lures or crab/peeler in calmer water. Best around dawn/dusk and on a bit of swell.

Best at dawn/dusk and on flooding tide; fish gutters/shallows near the estuary plume with lug/rag, peeler or small sandeel-style lures.

Best at dusk/night on flood; work lure or fish sandeel/peeler close to the outfall seam and foam line.

Best on evening floods and at first light; fish close to the surf line with rag/lug or small paddletails; mind the strong tide run.

Best on flood/dusk; try small hardbaits or ragworm/peeler crab near rock-to-sand edges.

Best around tide changes and low light; try spinners/soft plastics or live/dead sandeel-style baits close to the wall.

Best at dawn/dusk or overcast; fish flood tide with crab, sandeel or spinners; watch surf and weed.

Best on flood/first of ebb; lure (soft plastics, metals) or ragworm/sandeel baits along the rock edge.

Most likely on flooding tide over broken ground; try sandeel/soft plastics or peeler crab at dusk/dawn.

Best on dusk/dawn flood; fish close in over sand/reef edges. Lug/rag, crab, or small plugs/spinners in calm seas.

Work close to rock edges/gullies on the flood; lug/rag or crab baits, or spinners/plugs in coloured water.

Best on flooding tide into gullies/white water; try dusk/dawn. Use lures or peeler/rag on a running ledger; keep tackle mobile to avoid snags.

Best around dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; work lures or fish rag/lug tight to rocky edges and into surfy corners.

Work the gully and reef edges on a flooding tide; sandeel/peeler crab or SPs/lures in low light.

Best around dawn/dusk on the flood; try lug/sandeel or shallow plugs/spinners in surfy water and along any gutters.

Best on flooding tide at dawn/dusk; fish peeler/crab, rag or small paddle tails; watch for strong estuary current.

Best late spring–autumn; dusk/night on the flood. Fish sandeel, rag or peeler crab; work shallow surf lines after a swell.

Best on flooding tide and low-light; work spinners/soft plastics or float fish rag/lug close to rocky edges and surf line.

Dusk/dawn and after a bit of swell; work gullies with spinners/soft plastics or fish crab/sandeel in rough ground.

Best on moving water; try peeler/crab, rag or sandeel on a running ledger; dawn/dusk and overcast spells can fish well.

Dawn/dusk and a flooding tide; fish close to kelp edges with soft plastics or crab/sandeel baits.

Best late spring–autumn; try dusk/dawn on the flood with sandeel/peeler or small minnows; watch for weed in surf.

Dawn/dusk and bigger tides; work lures over the wash or fish peeler crab/sandeel in the surf line.

Dawn/dusk on a pushing tide; use small fish baits or rag/lug on a flowing trace; work the edges and any surf line.