Plaice Fishing in Gwynedd

Best spring–early summer; lug/sandeel/razor on long traces, fish the flood and first of ebb.

Spring–summer often productive; use clipped-down rigs with worm/mussel, aim for clean sand beyond the first breaker.

Spring–summer; cast to clean sand beyond the breakers; rag/lug or small squid-lug cocktails on size 1/0–2 hooks.

Best spring–early summer on clean sand; rag/lug or tipped worm baits, fish the flooding tide.

Spring–autumn; worm/sandeel baits on flowing traces; fish the flood into dusk and target any gullies.

Best spring–summer on clean sand; peeler crab, rag or lug. Fish the flooding tide into dusk.

Spring–autumn on clean sand; lug/rag tipped with squid, cast to gutter edges on the flooding tide.

Spring–summer; cast to clean sand; ragworm/sandeel or small fish strips, lighter leads when surf is moderate.

Spring–autumn on clean sand; rag/lug or small fish strips on a 2-hook flapper, moderate casts on the flood.

Best late spring–summer on clean sand; peeler/crab, rag or lug on flowing tide; long casts to deeper gutters help.

Spring–early summer best; use long traces and worm/shell baits, aim for clean sand on a flooding tide.

Spring–summer on clean sand; lug/rag cocktails and longer casts into deeper water or onto banks’ edges.

More likely toward the estuary mouth/sandy ground; peeler crab or ragworm, longer casts help at low water.

Clean sand produces plaice in spring/summer; use long traces, size 1–2 hooks, and ragworm/sandeel with a bit of visual attractor.

Spring–summer chance; rag/lug or small crab baits, long traces help on cleaner sand patches near the mouth.

More likely toward the cleaner sand nearer the mouth; lug and thin strip baits; use longer traces and keep lead moving slowly.

Best spring–early summer; use worm or worm+small strip, long traces and fish the flooding tide on calmer seas.

Spring–summer on clean sand; flowing trace with small hooks, lug/sandeel cocktails. Aim for moderate range onto mixed sand/shingle patches if present.

Seasonal spring/early summer runs possible on clean ground. Peeler crab or rag tipped with squid; target low-water channels on the flood.

Spring–summer on clean sand; rag/lug/peeler. Try a long trace and keep leads light in calmer seas.

Spring can be good on clean sand; fish mid-to-low water into deeper channels with longer traces.

Spring to early autumn; lug/rag and small worm cocktails; try cleaner sand beyond the first break.

From the sandier parts on small hooks with lug/rag; best on bigger tides and calmer seas.

Best in calmer periods; ragworm/sandeel on clean sand, often during daylight around mid-tide.

Occasional on clean patches outside; lug/rag or small crab baits, fish into the flood when water is clearer.