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Garfish Fishing in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire has 20 shore marks rated for garfish. They're ranked below by how strongly garfish show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
When to go
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Best months: May–Oct · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
Time of day Daylight sessions fish best
Best garfish marks in Pembrokeshire
Ranked by how strongly garfish show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Dale Fort
Reliable for garfish
Summer/autumn; float-fish small strips or use small spinners mid-water in calm spells.
Linney Head
Worth a try for garfish
Occasional in summer; float-fished sandeel strips or small lures worked midwater in calm, clear conditions.
Solva Harbour
Worth a try for garfish
Summer visitor; float-fished slivers of mackerel/sandeel-style baits in mid-water near the mouth on a moving tide.
Saundersfoot Beach
Worth a try for garfish
Sporadic in warm settled weather; float-fished sandeel strips or small lures retrieved quickly near the surface.
Whitesands Bay
Worth a try for garfish
Sporadic in summer; float-fished sandeel or slim metal lures on calm, clear days.
Neyland Marina Wall
Worth a try for garfish
Late spring/summer; float fish small fish strips or rag near the surface on calm, clear days.
Strumble Head
Worth a try for garfish
Summer visitor; float-fish small strip baits near the surface in calmer conditions around tide races.
Tenby South Beach
Worth a try for garfish
Late spring/summer in settled weather; float-fished sandeel strips or small lures; look for calm patches and surface activity.
Mwnt
Worth a try for garfish
Occasional in summer in calm water; float-fish small sandeel/mackerel strip or use slim silver lures.
Porthclais Harbour
Worth a try for garfish
Occasional in summer in clearer water; float-fish small sandeel strips or use slim lures in the channel.
Porthgain Quarry
Worth a try for garfish
Occasional in summer; floatfish small fish strips near the surface in calm conditions.
Dale Point
Worth a try for garfish
Late spring–summer in calm spells; float-fished small strips or surface lures; use a little wire or heavy mono trace.
Porthgain Point
Worth a try for garfish
Late spring/summer; float-fish small sandeel strips or use bubble-float and slim lures in calm, clear conditions.
St Non’s Bay
Worth a try for garfish
Occasional in summer; float a strip bait or small lure near the surface in calm spells.
West Angle Bay
Worth a try for garfish
Summer visitor; float-fish small sandeel or mackerel slivers on a wire-free trace in the calmer water.
Caerfai Bay
Worth a try for garfish
Late spring/summer; float-fish sandeel strips or use small needlefish-style lures in calmer water on the flooding tide.
Swanlake Bay
Worth a try for garfish
Summer surface feeder; float a strip bait or small lure in calm spells on the flood when baitfish are present.
Marloes Sands
Worth a try for garfish
Summer, mainly in calm spells; float-fished sandeel strips or small lures retrieved near the surface along the edges.
Porthlysgi Bay
Worth a try for garfish
Late spring–summer; float-fish small sandeel strips on fine wire hooks over deeper water on a calm flood.
Abercastle Bay
Shows occasionally for garfish
Occasional in summer; float or light spinning with small lures/baits near the surface in calm, clear conditions.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Tactics for garfish
Top baits, best first
- Garfish Strip
- Mackerel Strip
- Sabiki
- Micro Metal (LRF)
Rigs that work, best first
- Float (Sliding)
- Bombarda (Casting Float)
- Livebait Float Rig
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Garfish species guide.