Pouting Fishing in Pembrokeshire

Reliable after dark on small fish or squid baits fished on the bottom in deeper channel water.

After dark or in coloured water; small strips of squid/mackerel on two-hook paternoster from beach or mixed ground.

Bites well on small hooks with worm/fish baits after dark from mixed ground into sandier patches.

Common in the Haven; small hooks and fish baits tipped with rag pick up steady bites near slack water.

Winter/evening sport on small hooks with bits of rag/lug; often shoal up in the tide run.

Reliable after dark near harbour mouth; small hooks with bits of rag, mussel or squid—keep traces short in the tide.

After dark on small hooks with rag/squid in the deeper water by the harbour entrance.

Reliable in cooler months on small hooks with rag/mackerel strip inside and just outside the harbour.

Common in the channel after dark; small fish baits on size 2–4, keep rigs moving to find shoals.

Evenings on tighter ground/structure; small hooks with rag or fish strip, keep rigs short to avoid snagging.

Can show in cooler months in deeper water; small fish baits or ragworm on short traces near the channel edge.

Useful during darkness and winter; small fish baits or squid strips on paternoster rigs in deeper water.

Small hooks with rag/mussel in calmer patches near slack; can provide steady sport and fresh bait.

Ledger with small strips of mackerel/squid in winter or after dark; can be a good fallback when pelagics aren’t showing.

Small baits on size 2–1/0 hooks; often midwater on winter evenings, especially around lighted areas.

Useful back-up species on rougher nights; small fish baits on a running ledger in deeper water.

Common on worm/squid strips fished near the bottom; good sport on light tackle, especially evenings.

Shows in deeper holes on evening tides; small fish baits or worm on multi-hook flapper; keep baits small and change often.

Take worm and small fish baits tight to the wall; expect nuisance bites—use short snoods and keep tackle simple.

After dark from deeper sand/rough mix; small hooks with lug/rag or fish strip on modest casts.

Useful winter/spring filler species; small strips of squid or rag on size 1–2 hooks in the tide.

In rougher weather and at night; small baits on a two-hook paternoster from the beach edge/cleaner channels.

Occasional on small fish baits or rag on light ledger; more likely at night in deeper, calmer conditions.

Common on mixed ground; small hooks with lug/squid strips can keep bites coming mid-tide.

Can be taken on small hooks with rag/mussel in deeper pockets; often better in autumn/winter evenings.