Mackerel Fishing in Neath Port Talbot

Summer/autumn when shoals push in; feathers or small metals into tide lines—best on the flood with clear water.

Summer shoals; use feathers/sabiki or small metals. Often better in a bit of colour or when tide is running hard.

Seasonal summer runs; feathers/spinners cast into deeper water on a pushing tide.

Summer shoals; feathers or small metals on flooding tide; often best from higher ledges with clear water.

Seasonal (summer) if shoals push in; feathers or small metals from the rocks on a flooding tide.

Seasonal, mainly when shoals push close; try feathers/spinners from the beach in settled summer conditions.

Summer shoals at times, especially near deeper water/harbour influence; feathers or small lures when they show.

Occasional summer shoals; feathers or small metal lures when they push in—often better from any slightly deeper water.

Only when shoals come close in settled summer weather; try feathers/spinners from deeper areas near low water rather than the shallow shore break.

Sporadic when shoals run close in late summer; try feather rigs or small spinners from any deeper water/gutters at higher tide.

Occasional from the beach in summer/autumn if shoals are tight in; try feathers or a spinning lure in calmer seas.

Only when shoals run close; try spinning/feathering from firmer sand at higher water.

Sporadic when shoals push into the bay; spin feathers/metal at first light or late evening.

Sporadic summer runs; can be taken on small feathers when they push close in.