Pollack Fishing in Isle of Wight

A reliable target on clear-water days; fish lures or ragworm close to kelp and rock edges.

Frequent around kelp and deeper rock edges; use lures, float-fished sandeel or strip baits.

Fish metal lures, shads or feathers along deeper ledge edges, especially with clear moving water.

Take lures or strip baits fished along deeper kelp edges and drop-offs.

Fish a light lure, soft plastic or strip bait down the face of deeper kelp-covered rock.

Work lures or float-fished sandeel beside deeper kelp gullies, especially around dusk.

Target the rockier margins with soft plastics, spinners or a float-fished sandeel; expect snags.

Fish lures or baited spinners along deeper rocky channels and tide lines.

Work soft plastics, jelly lures or spinners tight to kelp and ledge drop-offs on a flooding tide.

Work soft plastics, spinners or ragworm close to the rocky ends and submerged ledges; expect snaggy ground.

Work soft plastics or a small spinner close to the rocky sides; expect snaggy ground.

Take small lures or baited hooks worked alongside kelp-covered ledges and drop-offs.

Try soft plastics or spinners close to the rockier margins and gullies.

Take metals, soft plastics and mackerel strips worked along deeper kelp-lined gullies.

Work soft plastics, spinners or small sandeel baits alongside deeper kelp edges.

Target the rockier extremities with soft plastics, spinners or float-fished sandeel.

Work soft plastics or spinners along kelp-line drop-offs, especially in clear water.

Occasional fish around the pier piles on small soft plastics, spinners or a strip bait worked mid-water.

Try small soft plastics or spinners worked beside weed-covered stones and any deeper gullies.

Occasional around deeper wall sections and harbour structures; use a small lure or baited hook.