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Cod fishing in North Yorkshire
46 rated shore marks in North Yorkshire hold cod — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.
When to go
Out of season — best Jan, Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov, DecJFMAMJJASOND
🌊 Fish the flood tide.
Best cod marks in North Yorkshire
1CowbarFair · 57HotspotPrime winter target over rough ground; use crab, mussel, lugworm or squid cocktails on strong pulley rigs.2Long NabFair · 54HotspotPrime autumn and winter target in coloured, rough water; fish crab, mussel or squid baits hard on the seabed.3Hawsker BottomsFair · 55HotspotPrime autumn and winter target; fish baited rigs into rough ground after a sea.4RavenscarFair · 54HotspotBest autumn to spring; fish crab, mussel or squid baits into rough gullies after a sea.5Filey BayFair · 53HotspotBest from autumn into winter, especially after a sea and on evening flood tides; use crab, worm or squid baits.6Filey BeachFair · 53HotspotBest from autumn to spring, particularly on evening floods and after northerly sea movement; use lugworm, crab or squid baits.7Whitby West PierFair · 55HotspotBest from autumn into winter, especially after coloured seas; use crab, lugworm or mussel on strong pulley rigs.8Runswick BayFair · 57HotspotBest from the rocky edges and rougher ground in autumn and winter; use crab, mussel or worm baits.9Sandsend BeachFair · 54HotspotBest autumn to spring after a sea swell; fish lugworm, crab or squid baits at dusk or night.10Whitby East PierFair · 55HotspotBest from autumn to spring, especially after coloured seas; fish crab, mussel or lugworm close to structure.11Staithes North WallFair · 57HotspotBest from autumn into winter, especially after a coloured sea; use crab, worm or squid baits close to rough ground.12Robin Hood’s BayFair · 55HotspotPrime autumn and winter target over rough scars; fish worm, crab or squid baits into gullies around low water.13Filey BriggFair · 53HotspotPrime autumn and winter target; fish rough-ground gullies with crab, mussel or squid baits.14Saltwick BayFair · 55HotspotBest from autumn to spring; fish crab, mussel or lugworm into rough gullies on a rising tide.15Staithes South WallFair · 57HotspotBest autumn to spring, especially after coloured water and a sea; use crab, mussel or worm baits.16Black RocksFair · 54HotspotBest from autumn into winter in a coloured sea; fish large squid, crab or lug baits close to rough ground.17Burniston BayFair · 54HotspotBest from autumn into winter, especially in coloured water and after a northerly sea; fish crab, lugworm or squid baits close to rough ground.18HolbeckFair · 55HotspotBest autumn to spring in coloured, rough seas; use strong pulley rigs and crab, lugworm or squid baits.19Hundale PointFair · 54HotspotBest in autumn and winter, especially after a moderate northerly sea; fish stout baits close to rough ground.20Marine DriveFair · 55HotspotBest from autumn into winter, particularly after a coloured sea; fish crab, mussel or squid baits close to rough ground.21Cloughton WykeFair · 54HotspotBest from autumn into winter; fish fresh crab, mussel or squid baits close to rough kelp and gullies.22Port MulgraveFair · 57HotspotMain winter target; fish fresh crab, mussel or squid baits into rough water and gullies.23Scalby NessFair · 55HotspotBest in autumn and winter, especially with coloured water and a sea running; fish crab, mussel or worm baits close to rough ground.24Stoupe BeckFair · 55HotspotMain winter target; fish a crab, mussel or squid bait into rough water around a flooding tide.25Scalby MillsFair · 55HotspotAutumn and winter target over rough ground; fish lug, crab or squid baits into gullies around a flooding tide.
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