Flounder Fishing in Conwy

Reliable in the estuary; rag/lug or small fish baits, cast to channel edges on the flood.

Reliable in the estuary channels; rag/maddie or small crab on a running leger works well.

Mainstay over mud/sand; fish lug/madder or rag with small hooks; best on flood, especially dusk.

Best from mid-tide to high on flooding water; lug/rag or crab baits, plus a small bait (or worm) on a 2-hook flapper.

Best from low water into flood; rag/lug or maddie baits; fish gutters and any estuary-coloured water lines.

Best all-rounder here; fish the first of the flood into gutters with rag/lug or small crab.

Best in coloured water and near any slight run-off; rag/lug, peeler or small fish baits.

Can show close in, especially after freshwater run-off; rag/lug or small fish strips; vary range until you find them.

Taken close in over mixed ground; worm baits and a bit of movement in the water help; often better around dusk/night.

Can show inshore, especially with a bit of surf; worm or small fish strips on a simple running ledger works well.

Takes lug/rag around surf edges; good fallback species when water is coloured after a blow.

Often close in, especially after a bit of colour; lug/rag or small fish strip on simple paternoster.

Occasional in the bay, more likely after rough weather; try worm baits and a bit of scent.

Best around harbour/streamy areas and after rain; rag or lug on a running rig, work the gullies.

More likely near any freshwater seep/drain; rag or lug works, especially on smaller tides.

Caught around the harbour mouth/nearby sandy edges; rag/maddie or small fish baits, often best on neap tides.

Picks up around mixed sand/shingle and any slight colour in the water; ragworm or crab.

Takes lug, rag or small crab; often closer in on the flood, especially where there’s finer sand between shingle.

Best in coloured water or after rain; worm baits on a running ledger, often close in near the rocks/sand line.