Plaice Fishing in Isle of Anglesey

Spring–summer; target the last 2 hrs of flood/first of ebb with lug/rag or small crab baits on clean-sand traces.

Best spring–summer on clean sand; lug/rag or small crab; fish the edge of the main channel on the last of flood/early ebb.

Spring–summer; rag or lug on a flowing trace over cleaner ground—avoid the roughest rock where leads snag.

Clean sand; lug/sandeel baits on long traces, especially spring–early summer around tide turns.

Reliable in season on lug/rag tipped with small squid strip. Use a 2-hook flapper/boom rig and fish the last of flood/early ebb.

Best over clean sand with light leads; rag/lug or squid strips. Look for the slightly deeper channel on mid-to-high water.

Common over clean sand; peeler crab, rag or lug on flowing traces; look for deeper runs/gutters on the ebb.

Best spring to early autumn; fish the clean sand with lug/rag or small crab, 2-3 hook flapper/clip-down rigs around mid–high water.

Best spring–summer on clean sand; ragworm/lug, small strip baits; fish the flooding tide into dusk.

Common over clean sand from late spring through autumn; use clipped-down rigs, small worm baits, and try a bit of range as the tide builds.

Spring–summer sport on clean sand; rag/lug baits, longer casts to the deeper water on the flood.

Spring–summer on cleaner sand; lug/rag tipped with squid, long traces and a steady mid-tide run help.

Clean sand patches; lug/rag with a bit of squid on a flapper/long trace, generally best spring into early summer.

Spring–summer on cleaner patches; lugworm, rag or tipped cocktails. Longer casts often help.

On cleaner sand with light surf; rag/lug baits on a flowing trace on the flood can pick up better fish.

Spring/early summer can be best. Use long traces, small hooks and worm/peeler; aim for clean sand on a moderate tide.

Spring–summer; lug/rag or small crab; target low water into the channel edges for better fish.

Spring–early summer can produce; use smaller baits (lug/rag) and longer traces with beads, fishing calmer seas.

On the sandy bay from late spring to autumn; worm baits (rag/lug) on a flowing trace, best with some tide run.

Spring into summer can produce; try rag/mussel/small squid on a flowing trace, keep leads light enough to move slightly.

Spring–summer chance; small worm baits and longer traces help on cleaner patches between snags.

Patchy but possible on cleaner sand; use worm baits and a longer snood, best spring/early summer in settled weather.

Over the cleaner sand, especially spring–early summer; lug/rag or worm cocktails on a 2-hook flapper, moderate range.

Spring–summer chance on lug/rag tipped with squid; target sandier areas inside the harbour on gentle tides.

On cleaner patches in the bay; peeler crab or rag on a 2–hook flapper can pick them up spring–early summer.