Small-eyed Ray Fishing in Somerset

Evening into dark on the flood; cast 80-120 yd to clean sand beyond the shingle; sandeel or small fish baits on pulley pennel with 5-6oz grip leads. Spring tides best.

Prime on flooding tide into dusk; cast to clean sand beyond rough ground. Sandeel or fish strip on pulley rig. Late spring–autumn.

Prime late spring-autumn. Fish 2-3 hours either side of low on big tides, casting to gutters on the sand. Sandeel or bluey/squid wraps on pulley pennel; best after dark.

Late spring to early autumn. Evening floods over clean sand; long casts to outer gutters. Sandeel or squid/sandeel on pulley rigs. Hold the rod in strong tide.

Long cast to sand/shingle run-offs on mid–late flood and first of ebb. Sandeel or squid on pulley rigs; neap tides fish best. Keep baits pinned with 5–6oz grippers.

Target on neap tides; sandeel or squid on long traces to clean sand patches. Best 2 hrs up to high water and first of ebb, summer-autumn, at night.

Target sandy strips beyond the reef on the flood to HW; long casts with sandeel or small fish baits. Best Apr-Oct, evening into night.

Best May-Oct, low light. Sandeel or bluey-squid on pulley or up-and-over. Aim for gullies mid-flood to high on spring tides.

Late spring–autumn nights. Sandeel or launce on long pulley. Aim for sand patches beyond reef on neaps; grip lead to hold. Range often helps.

Prime spring–autumn; fish dusk/night on a flooding tide. Sandeel or bluey on a pulley pennel; cast to outer gutter/sandbar edges on clean sand.

Flooding tide into dark with sandeel or squid/sandeel wraps at 60–100m onto clean sand between reefs. Neaps can fish steadier.

Evening flood to HW over clean sand. Sandeel/launce on a pulley pennel; long cast to bar edges. Big tides produce.

May–Sep; last 3 hrs of flood into first of ebb. Long cast to outer gutter. Sandeel or bluey on pulley pennel; 5–6oz gripper.

Late spring–autumn nights; long cast sandeel or sandeel/squid to clean sand. 2–3 hrs up to high water fishes best; neap tides help.

Summer-autumn over surfy sand. Sandeel or launce on pulley rigs; target outer bars and channels from mid-flood to HW, especially after dusk.

Night, last of flood/first ebb to distant sand patches beyond ledges. Pulley pennel with sandeel/bluey; use rotten-bottom to avoid losses.

Sandeel or launce on long pulley traces to clean patches; May-Oct. Fish last of flood to slack; avoid heavy springs.

Sandeel or launce on pulley rigs; Jun–Sep on evening floods; aim for sandy patches at range; neaps often fish steadier.

Target sand patches from the shingle on evening floods, late spring–autumn. Sandeel or small fish baits; clipped-down rigs to 60–100 m.

Sandeel or launce at long range over clean sand; summer evenings/nights around mid-flood. Pulley rigs and strong leaders handle tide and surf.

Calm evenings on the flood to HW. Sandeel on a long snood, cast to clean sand beyond the harbour. More reliable on nearby beaches; occasional from the wall.

Late spring–autumn in settled surf. Sandeel or launce at 60–100 m over clean sand; best last of the flood into slack.

Jun–Sep nights. Fresh sandeel works. Cast beyond the first bar into deeper seams mid-bay on spring tides, fish around HW.

May–Sept on big tides; long cast 90–130m to cleaner sand bands. Sandeel or bluey; fewer than thornbacks here.

Best in summer evenings on the flood over sand tongues; long sandeel baits, pulley rigs, 6-7oz grips. Move to find clean ground between kelp.