Mackerel Fishing in Vale of Glamorgan

Seasonal shoals in summer; feathers/spinners work best when you can reach moving water and keep clear of snags.

Seasonal shoals in summer; feathers/spinners work when fish push in with tide and baitfish.

Summer-autumn in packs; feathers or small metals cast into moving water around the breakwater tip.

Summer runs; feather rigs cast into deeper water on a flooding tide—best when baitfish are showing.

Summer shoals can show; feathers or small metals from deeper rock edges on a pushing tide.

Summer shoals can come within range; feathers or small metals from higher water marks on a push of tide.

Seasonal summer spells when shoals run close; feathers or small spinners best on a bit of flood tide.

Seasonal in late summer; feathers or small metals cast from higher ledges into deeper water on bigger tides.

Seasonal; can show close in on calm evenings—try feathers or small metals from the rocks when shoals are present.

Seasonal shoals in summer; feather rigs or small metals worked in deeper water on a flooding tide.

Seasonal (typically summer into early autumn); feathers/spinners in clear water on a flooding tide when shoals push in.

Hit-and-miss but possible in late summer; feathers or small metals cast from higher ledges on a pushing tide.

Seasonal (usually mid-summer to early autumn); feathers/spinners if shoals come within range—best with tide run.

Hit-and-miss from shore here, usually mid/late summer at higher water; try feathers or small metals if bait fish are showing.

Patchy but possible in late summer; try small feathers/spinners when baitfish show.

Seasonal (summer/autumn) in deeper water; feathers or small metals when shoals push close. Usually better on the flood with some colour/overcast.

Summer shoals may come close; try feathers or small metals when you see birds/breaking fish, ideally in clearer water.

Hit-and-miss in summer when shoals run close; feathers or small silver lures worked from any deeper water you can reach.

Occasional summer shoals within range when baitfish are in; feathers/spinners into deeper water.

Hit-and-miss in summer; feathers/lures from higher ledges when shoals move along the point.

Hit-and-miss in late summer; feathers/spinners into moving water—best when baitfish show in the outfall wash.

Sporadic summer visitors; small feathers or metal lures when shoals push close—often best at first light.

Sporadic when shoals run the coast; try a small feather or shiny lure at first/last light when surface activity shows.

Sporadic at range when shoals push in; try feathers or small metal lures from deeper water stages near high tide.

Unreliable from shore here but can show late summer; try small feathers/spinners when baitfish are present.