Pouting Fishing in Somerset

After dark tight to rough ground. Small fish or worm strips on flappers; short casts. Neap tides fish best.

Shoals under the ledges; small mackerel strips or worm after dark on short snoods. Flooding tide fishes best.

Dusk and night close to structure. Small hooks baited with worm or mackerel slivers. Short casts down-tide; expect rattly bites on the flood.

Low to mid-flood over rough ground; small strips of mackerel/squid on size 2s close in. Build a scent trail; expect rockling by-catch.

Frequent on rough ground; small strips of mackerel/squid on size 2 hooks. Best on flood and at night.

Year-round around rock edges; small fish strips on two-hook rigs. Best in coloured water and at night on the flood.

Over rough ground at night. Small mackerel/squid strips on size 2 hooks; short casts to kelp gullies. Bites peak mid-flood.

Close to rough ground at dusk; small fish or strip baits, short casts; best on neaps.

Rough ground at dusk/night. Small fish baits or worms on short snoods; often under the rod tip. Useful sign when rays are about.

Frequent around kelp ledges; small fish or worm baits on 2-hook flappers, short casts. Best at night or in coloured water.

Small mackerel or worm strips on size 2 hooks tight to rock/kelp; steady bites through the flood, especially after dark.

Rough ground year-round. Small fish/squid baits on 2-hook flapper; short to medium casts. Best on flood and after dark.

Rocky ground; small strips of mackerel/squid; short casts, best at night on the flood.

Worm/squid cocktails on small hooks into deeper holes at range, most states, best at dusk. Expect them tight to the rough stuff.

Abundant over rough ground. Small mackerel strips or worms on 2-hook flappers; fish the flood into darkness tight to gullies.

Year-round, best after dark. Small fish or squid baits into gullies on the flood. Size 2-1/0 hooks.

Year-round, esp. after dark. Small mackerel/squid strips on size 2 hooks; short casts to rock gullies and drop-offs.

Year-round, best after dark. Small fish or worm baits on flappers close to the bottom and structure during the flood. Useful for fresh conger/ray bait.

After dark around rougher patches near the point. Small worm/squid baits on size 2 hooks; short to mid range.

Around rough ground and the weir; small mackerel strips or rag on 2-hook flappers; best after dark on the flood. Keep baits just off bottom.

Reliable after dark tight to rough ground; small fish or squid baits. Short casts on the flood; common in winter.

Rougher ground at either end on the flood after dark; small fish or worm baits close-in.

Darkness around HW. Small fish or worm baits on short snoods; fish tight to rough ground and ledge edges.

After dark tight to rough ground. Small fish or worm baits on flappers; bites at slack water and neaps. Short casts.

Small mackerel or rag strips on size 2 flappers tight to rough ground. Year-round; dusk on the flood is reliable.