Pollack Fishing in Devon

Work weedless soft plastics or float-fished sandeels along kelp edges from the headlands. Best at dawn/dusk on the flood; cast parallel to ledges.

Lures (metals/soft plastics) or float-fished sandeel along kelp-covered ledges. Best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; deep water close in.

Work 20–40g metals or weedless shads at dawn/dusk on the flood; retrieve along tide lines beside kelp. Use abrasion-resistant leader. Autumn particularly strong.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; cast soft shads or 20-40 g metals along kelpy gullies and cliff edges; keep lures mid-water to avoid snags.

Work metal jigs or soft plastics along kelp gullies at dawn/dusk on the flood; retrieve parallel to rock faces. Float-fished sandeel also scores. Watch swell and use abrasion-resistant leaders.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; work soft plastics or sandeel under a float along kelp edges from the ledges. Keep lures deep and moving.

Work metal jigs or weedless soft plastics along kelp edges on the flood; dusk best. 20-40g lures, long leaders. Fish the tide run off the point in settled seas with a manageable swell.

Work metals or soft sandeels along kelp edges at dawn/dusk on the flood; keep lures deep with 20–40g heads. Best in a light swell.

Work soft plastics or metals along kelp-lined gullies on the flood; dawn or dusk best. Cast parallel to the rock face into the tide run.

Work metal jigs or soft plastics along kelp-fringed drop-offs at dawn/dusk on the flooding tide. Keep lures deep and close to the rock face.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; cast 20–40 g metals or weedless soft plastics along kelp edges and drop-offs from the headland.

Work 20–40g metals or weedless soft plastics tight to kelp edges on the flood; dawn/dusk best. Keep lures deep in the tide run and mind swell on springs.

Work soft plastics or metal jigs along kelp edges from ledges on the flood, best at dawn/dusk; 20–40g; keep lures deep. Summer–autumn.

Soft plastics or metals worked along kelp edges at dusk/dawn on the flood; keep lures high to avoid snags.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; work metals or weedless soft plastics along kelp gullies from the ledges. Keep lures tight to the weed line.

Work soft plastics or metal jigs along kelp-fringed drop-offs at dawn/dusk on the flood; keep lures high to avoid snags.

Work soft plastics or metals along the ledges at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; long casts parallel to weed lines. Summer-autumn.

Work small metal or soft-plastic lures tight to the wall and around eddies at dusk into dark on a flooding tide; keep lures midwater to avoid kelp.

Work dark soft plastics or metal jigs along kelp edges from rocks/pier; best dawn/dusk on a flooding tide, spring–autumn.

Work soft shads or metals at dusk/dawn along kelp lines from the headlands. Float-fished sandeel also scores. Flooding tide best; keep lures high to avoid snags.

Work soft plastics or jigs along kelp edges into deep water; best at first/last light on a flooding tide. Weedless hooks, 20–30 lb leader.

Work soft plastics or metal jigs tight to kelp and drop-offs at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; weedless rigs reduce snags.

Soft plastics or metals worked deep at dawn/dusk along drop-offs; fish the flooding tide with a bit of onshore breeze. 20–30g lures.

Work soft plastics or metals tight to kelp edges at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide. Use a long leader; retrieve just above the weed.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; cast metals or soft shads along headlands and drop-offs, keep above kelp. Best Apr–Nov.