Conger Eel Fishing in Devon

After dark, lower big mackerel/squid baits tight to the rock face; slack to first of flood best; heavy gear and rotten-bottom.

After dark around boulders and the wall; whole squid or mackerel head on a strong trace dropped straight down. Best on the first of the flood or at slack.

After dark over slack into first of the flood; big mackerel/squid baits on heavy traces dropped tight to rock ledges. Expect savage takes and snags; lift fish quickly.

After dark with big mackerel/squid baits dropped into gullies. 50–80 lb trace, rotten-bottom; last 2 hrs of flood into slack.

Night over rough ground; big mackerel or squid baits on 100lb trace dropped into gullies. Slack into first of the flood fishes best.

Big fish baits after dark into boulders/kelp. First hours of the flood to high water. Heavy abrasion-resistant gear, use rotten-bottoms.

Night over rough ground; large mackerel or squid baits on strong traces. Ebb into slack can fish well. Expect heavy snags.

After dark from deep rock ledges; ledger whole mackerel or squid on strong gear. Fish gullies on neap–mid tides to manage swell and snags.

Big mackerel/squid baits on 100 lb traces dropped into deep gullies after dark; top of the tide often best. Use rotten-bottoms and heavy gear for snags.

After dark with big fish baits dropped into kelp gullies on the rise. Heavy mono trace; hit bites hard to keep them out of snags.

Big mackerel/squid baits lowered straight down at night; neap tides safer. 80 lb mono trace and a drop net help; fish tight to the rock wall.

Night fishing with whole mackerel or big squid dropped into deep gullies at slack to first of the flood. 80lb mono trace and strong gear.

Big fish baits dropped into deep holes at night on strong gear; first of the flood into high water is most productive. Expect snags.

Whole mackerel or big squid; deep gullies at night on neaps with rotten-bottom and strong gear; bites often on slack; year-round.

Night fishing beside boulders; whole squid or mackerel on heavy gear. Last of the flood into slack is productive.

Night fishing from the rocks; big mackerel or squid baits on strong gear into gullies on the flood. Watch swell and snags.

After dark at slack or first of the flood; big mackerel/squid baits dropped into deeper creases. Use heavy mono and a rotten-bottom to beat snags.

After dark; fish large mackerel/squid baits tight to the base of the wall. Heavy gear, use a rotten-bottom to beat snags. Flood and slack water.

Big mackerel/squid baits on 80lb trace after dark into the ebb slack; drop into rough ground ledges—expect snags and use strong gear.

Night sessions with big fish/squid baits on strong gear; drop into gullies at slack to first of the flood. Keep rigs simple to beat snags.

After dark into the rough; big fish/squid baits tight to the wall. Use heavy gear, wire trace optional, expect snags. Slack to first of flood.

After dark from rough ground on the points; large mackerel/squid baits with rotten-bottom leads. Fish last of the flood into slack. Heavy tackle.

After dark into rough ground; large fish or squid baits on heavy traces dropped into gullies. Neap tides/slack water reduce snags.

After dark from rocks/pier; strong gear, wire trace, large fish baits dropped into kelp gullies on the flood.

After dark into rough ground; fish whole mackerel or squid on 80 lb trace; avoid low-water swell; use drop-net to land.