Cod Fishing in Gloucestershire

Winter codling on big spring tides; lug and crab cocktails. Fish 2hr up to HW and first of ebb. Heavy gear, 6-8oz grips; short snoods to cope with tide.

Big lug or lug/squid cocktails; fish rough patches on the flood in the dark; late autumn–winter; 6oz+ grippers.

Nov-Feb codling on big spring tides at night. Lug/squid cocktails, 6-8oz grips. Cast to channel edge 60-90m on the flood to HW.

Crab/lug cocktails on a pulley or big flapper; target coloured water on springs, late autumn–winter. Fish the first of the flood and at dusk.

Codling late Oct–Feb, especially after storms. Lug/crab cocktails on pulley pennels. Last of the flood into first ebb; heavy leads and abrasion-resistant gear.

Oct-Jan codling on big lug or lug-squid cocktails. Best on big spring tides into dusk; heavy gear with 6-8 oz grips.

Occasional winter codling on biggest night tides after storms; lug/squid cocktails into the main run. Heavy grip leads and rotten-bottom links over rough ground.

Nov-Jan codling on big tides after dark. Lug-crab cocktails on pennel pulley or clipped rigs. Aim for the deepest water within range.

Late Oct-Jan in a blow; big lug/squid wraps on a pulley. Flood into high, after dark. Few fish but worth a chuck; heavy grip leads needed.

Late Oct–Jan rough nights; big lug/squid on a pulley pennel. Fish the flood into high. Very patchy this far up.

Crab or lug/crab cocktails; occasional in cold snaps Nov–Jan; fish night floods into the channel with heavy grip leads.

Odd codling in hard winters on lug/squid; fish the channel edge on big night tides, late autumn–winter.

Odd codling in cold winters; lug/crab cocktails after dark on springs, mid-flood. Strong grippers needed.

Now only odd winter codling after dark on lug and crab cocktails on the flood.

Odd codling on cold snaps Nov–Jan after dark. Lug/squid cocktails; fish the top of the flood on springs with heavy leads to hold.

Late autumn/winter nights in heavy colour. Big lug/crab baits on pulley rigs; fish the flood to the channel edge. Very snaggy—use rotten-bottom links.

Occasional winter codling on big lug or crab; fish coloured water on the flood and first of ebb; 6-8oz grip leads to hold bottom.

Odd codling in cold snaps Dec–Jan; big lug/crab baits out to the channel on the flood and at dusk. Heavy grips needed.

Odd codling in cold winters; lug and crab cocktails on pulley pennel, top of the flood into first ebb after dark, Dec–Feb.

Odd winter codling on big lug/crab cocktails. Heavy gear with 6oz grips; fish the dusk flood and first of the ebb from the outer wall into the main channel.

Odd winter codling on big floods Nov-Jan. Lug/crab cocktails cast to deeper channels; night best. Heavy grips and firm rod rests for strong Severn tide.