Conger Eel Fishing in Somerset

After dark around kelp/ledges; big mackerel/squid baits on strong traces, neap tides easiest. Keep baits tight to structure.

After dark tight to rocks; big fish/squid baits on strong gear and a rotten-bottom; fish top of flood and first of ebb.

Night over rough ground; big mackerel/squid baits on strong traces. Fish first of the flood or last of the ebb. Use rotten-bottom leads and keep casts short to gullies.

Target after dark from the point on rough ground; big fish baits (mackerel or squid) on heavy mono trace and rotten-bottom lead. Best on neap tides or around slack.

Night over rough ground on the flood. Big mackerel/bluey baits dropped into kelp gullies; heavy gear and rotten-bottom. Summer–autumn.

Night on springs; big mackerel/squid baits on heavy gear and rotten-bottoms tight to kelp-covered ledges.

Night into high water from the harbour wall/rocks. Big fish or squid baits tight to structure; heavy traces and a drop-net/glove to lift over boulders.

After dark, lower big mackerel or squid baits into boulder holes. Use tough abrasion leaders and strong gear. Best around HW slack on neaps.

After dark tight to kelp and rock; big fish baits; fish slack or first/last hour of tide with strong traces.

Big fish baits (mackerel/squid) at dusk into dark over HW from ledges. Heavy mono trace and rotten-bottom essential in snags.

Best after dark on neaps. Drop large fish baits into holes at your feet; strong gear and rotten-bottom essential. Fish 2hrs either side of HW.

Best at night over rock/kelp ledges. Big mackerel or squid baits on heavy traces with a rotten-bottom link. Neap tides make holding bottom easier.

After dark into the flood; large fish or squid baits lowered into gullies. Heavy mono/wire traces and rotten-bottom. Neap tides best.

Deep gullies under cliffs; fish last of ebb into first push after dark. Whole fish/squid, 80lb trace, strong hooks; use rotten-bottom.

After dark tight to the wall/piles. Large mackerel or squid baits, 80 lb traces and a rotten-bottom lead. Neaps and slack around HW help control tide.

After dark around the wall and scoured edges on the flood. Whole squid or mackerel on strong traces; heavy gear to lift fish clear of blocks; expect snags.

Night into kelpy gullies. Big fish baits on heavy pulley/pennel; lift fish clear quickly. Best on neaps and first of flood.

Night in rough gullies around HW on springs; big mackerel/squid baits on 100lb trace, short casts. Hold the rod to steer fish clear of snags.

After dark into rough ground; large fish baits on strong traces. Best at slack and first push of tide, summer-autumn. Expect snags.

After dark into reef holes and ledges; whole squid or mackerel on a wire trace. Mid to top of tide fishes best; keep rods high to clear rock lips.

After dark from rock ledges. Whole mackerel/large squid dropped into gullies; fish slack water at the turn to hold bottom. Heavy gear/abrasion leader.

Night around rock edges; big mackerel/squid baits on strong pulley trace. Last 2h of flood into slack; expect snags.

After dark into kelp gullies; whole fish or squid. Heavy mono trace, short lob; neaps or slack water make control easier.

Large mackerel head or squid on heavy trace, cast to reef edges after dark. Low to mid-flood often best.

Night fishing into holes and edges; large fish baits static at LW and first flood. Bite-and-hold - 80 lb trace, strong hooks, rotten-bottoms.