Thornback Ray Fishing in Ceredigion

Night/flood tide from the open sand; fish squid, mackerel or sandeel-style baits and allow time for runs.

Best late spring to autumn; fish crab/sandeel/mackerel baits on a pulley, target the deeper gutters on the flood.

Targets the cleaner sand between reefs; best on big tides with crab/squid or fish baits, often on the flood.

Often taken over sand/rougher patches; try big squid, mackerel or sandeel baits on a running ledger; best on the flood into slack.

Spring to autumn; cast to deeper sand on the evening flood. Use crab/squid cocktails and keep baits pinned down.

Use crab/fish baits and a pulley/long trace; fish into deeper water on the flood and early ebb over clean sand/shingle.

Occasional on clean sand near deeper water; present bigger baits (squid/mackerel) and fish the last of the flood.

Possible on the sandier stretches, especially evening/night; squid/mackerel cocktails on a pulley rig.

Possible in warmer months and early autumn; fish big squid/mackerel baits on pulley rigs on the flood tide.

Occasional but plausible in summer/autumn; fish bigger baits (crab/sandeel/mackerel) into deeper gullies on big tides.

Not every session, but possible in warmer months on peeler crab/squid; fish into deeper water on a flooding tide.

Possible on bigger tides into deeper gutters; larger fish or squid baits, fish the last 2 hours of flood into slack.

Occasional in settled weather on clean ground; try whole squid or fish baits on a pulley rig, fish the low-to-mid flood.

Occasional from clean patches on bigger tides; fish squid/mackerel cocktails, long traces, and give it time.