Whiting Fishing in Devon

Winter evenings over clean ground; 2–3 hook flappers with lug/squid. Fish the flood into darkness.

Winter nights; 2-3 hook flappers with lug/squid or mackerel strip. Cast 40-80 m into the steep shingle drop; flood and first of ebb fish well.

Winter nights in calm seas. Clip-down rigs with small fish/squid baits at range; keep baits small for steady bites.

Winter nights on clean sand. Worm/squid or small fish baits on 2–3 hook flappers; cast 40–80 m.

Winter nights on lug/squid cocktails at 40–80 yd; size 2–4 hooks. Bigger tides and a touch of colour draw them in.

Winter nights; small fish baits or worm tipped with mackerel. Cast to the second gutter; best on a making tide and over high water.

Winter evenings into dark; worm/squid cocktails 40-80m onto clean sand. Fish the flood to high.

Winter nights on the flood. 2–3 hook flappers with lug, mackerel or sandeel; cast 40–80 m onto clean sand.

Winter nights over cleaner patches; 2-hook flappers with fish or worm baits. Bites peak on the flood.

Winter evenings on the flood. Size 2 hooks, small mackerel/squid strips on 2–3 hook flappers, cast just beyond the shore dump.

Autumn-winter evenings; small fish/squid baits at range on 2-3 hook flappers. Keep hooks size 2-4 and avoid snags by casting to cleaner sand.

Winter evenings into high water. Lug tipped with squid on clipped rigs cast long. Work the deeper scours along Slapton/Beesands.

Winter nights on clean ground; 2-3 hook flappers with mackerel/squid or lug, cast long; peak on the flood and high water.

Winter nights; clip-down rigs with small worm/fish baits at 60–100m. Keep baits small and fresh; expect bites on the flood.

Nov-Feb nights. Clip-down rigs with lug, mackerel or sandeel. Long casts find fish; last of flood and first of ebb are prime.

Autumn–winter evenings over sand; small strips of mackerel or squid at 30–70 m. Neap tides often give steadier bites.

Winter nights; small fish baits tipped with worm on 2–3 hook flappers. Cast slightly uptide into deeper water and keep rigs just off the bottom to reduce snags.

Autumn–winter after dark on the beach; small fish or worm baits, best on a rising tide with a bit of surf.

Winter nights over clean sand; lug tipped with mackerel, short casts. Best on the flood.

Autumn–winter nights; small fish baits tipped with worm at 60–100 yd. Best last 2 hours of flood into high.

Winter nights in the surf. Small mackerel strips or worm baits on small hooks at medium range; often best 2 hours either side of high.

Winter nights Nov–Feb over clean ground. Clip-down rigs, size 2 hooks with mackerel/squid tip. Long casts on the flood into deeper water.

Winter nights from the beach. Scratch at 40-80 yds with worm/squid cocktails on size 2-1 hooks. Best on flood into high with a bit of surf.

Oct–Feb nights on the surf beaches; small mackerel or worm baits at medium range; fish mid-flood to high.

Winter nights; small fish or squid strips at mid-long range over sand. Best around high water.