Corkwing Wrasse Fishing in Devon

Bits of ragworm or prawn under a float tight to rocks; small hooks; fish mid–high tide among weed.

Size 4–6 hooks, rag or prawn under a float beside weeded rock edges on the flood; summer into autumn.

Small ragworm or prawn baits under a float around weed-fringed ledges. Productive on the flood in clear water, late spring–autumn.

Small rag or prawn pieces close-in around weed; float-fish or small paternoster. Clear water, half-tide up, late spring–autumn.

LRF baits (rag, prawn, small crab) dropped down the piles and kelp edges on small hooks. Summer on the flood.

Ragworm or small peeler under a float tight to rocks/weed; steady on the flood in summer.

Small rag or prawn under a float tight to weeded rock faces on the flood. Summer best.

Small ragworm on size 4-6 hooks under a float close to kelp fringes; short casts on the flood, late spring-autumn.

Small hooks, rag or prawn under a float tight to weed and boulders; daylight on a flooding tide; summer.

Small hooks with rag, prawn or tiny crab in kelp gullies. Short casts on the flood, May-Sep. Use a rotten-bottom to beat snags.

Ragworm or small crab under a float set just off bottom beside kelp boulders; flood to high; late spring to autumn.

Small rag or prawn under a float set shallow over kelp on the flood; summer–early autumn. Keep rigs light and close in.

Kelp gullies on the flood; small hooks, ragworm or crab under a float. Clear summer water best; keep baits close to structure.

Small hooks with rag or prawn under a float, dropped tight to the rocks by day on a flooding tide.

Small hooks with rag or prawn under a float close to weeded rocks; mid tide up, calm seas, May-Sep.

Small hooks baited with rag or prawn around weed-fringed rocks on the flood; keep rigs tight to structure.

Float-fish small pieces of rag or prawn tight to weeded rock margins on the flood; small hooks size 6–8.

Small hooks and ragworm or prawn under a float tight to boulders/weed. Short casts on the flood in settled summer seas.

Calm daylight; small ragworm or prawn on size 4-6 hooks lowered into kelp pockets on the flood. Keep tackle light.

Small rag/peeler close in among kelp and boulders on light gear; short casts on the flood. Strike early to keep them out of weed.

Small hooks, ragworm or shrimp under a float tight to rock walls/kelp, mid-flood; summer.

Small ragworm or prawn under a float around weeded boulders on the flood; gentle lift strikes.

Size 4–6 hooks with rag or small crab tight to kelp; steady on the flood in summer. Light gear for sport.

Tight to rock/kelp; small hooks and ragworm. Short casts on the flood, summer. Lift bites—strike early to avoid snags.

Light float gear with small rag or prawn tight to kelp/boulders; daytime, mid tide up. Return quickly. May–Sep.