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Cod Fishing in Flintshire
Flintshire has 13 shore marks rated for cod. They're ranked below by how strongly cod show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
When to go
Out of season — best Oct–Mar
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Best months: Oct–Mar · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
Time of day Night sessions clearly outfish daylight
Best cod marks in Flintshire
Ranked by how strongly cod show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Kinmel Bay
Worth a try for cod
Occasional winter fish in rougher weather/coloured water; cast into the surf with crab/squid cocktails.
Rhyl East Parade
Worth a try for cod
Occasional winter fish in coloured water after blow; peeler/crab or lug+squid cocktails.
Mostyn Deep
Worth a try for cod
Occasional codling in colder spells after rough weather; fish bigger baits (lug+squid) hard on the bottom at range.
Flint Castle (River Dee)
Worth a try for cod
Occasional winter fish on bigger tides after a bit of colour; crab or worm/squid cocktails into the main run can pick one up.
Talacre Lighthouse
Worth a try for cod
Occasional winter fish in rougher weather; bigger lug/mussel cocktails in the gutters on a pushing tide.
Ffynnongroyw Beach
Worth a try for cod
Seasonal winter chance in rougher, coloured water; bigger worm or squid+worm baits and stronger traces for snags/weed.
Talacre Beach
Worth a try for cod
Occasional winter fish in rougher seas; big lug/squid baits and a bit of colour in the water help.
Prestatyn Sands
Worth a try for cod
Occasional winter fish in rougher seas; larger lug/mussel or crab baits; target deeper gutters on a building sea.
Point of Ayr
Worth a try for cod
Occasional winter fish in harder weather; bigger worm or crab baits after a blow when colour pushes in.
Ffynnongroyw Point
Worth a try for cod
Patchy winter chance after rough weather; fish bigger crab/mussel cocktails into deeper channels.
Flint Foreshore
Worth a try for cod
Rare/occasional in cold spells; try worm-and-mussel cocktails after a blow, fishing into the first of the flood.
Queensferry (River Dee)
Shows occasionally for cod
Sporadic estuary fish in winter; best chance after rough weather with crab or lug+squid close to the main channel.
Oakenholt Shore
Shows occasionally for cod
Sporadic estuary fish in colder spells; bigger lug/squid or crab baits after dark on stronger tides.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Tactics for cod
Top baits, best first
- Black Lug
- Crab Cart (Roe)
- Squid
- Bluey (Pacific Saury)
Rigs that work, best first
- Pulley Pennel Rig
- Pennel Clip Down
- Rotten Bottom Pulley
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Cod species guide.