Whiting Fishing in Isle of Anglesey

Autumn–winter; small fish baits or rag. 2-hook flapper/short traces score in the dusk and after dark.

Autumn–winter; fish small squid/mackerel strips on 2-hook flapper as tide eases.

Autumn–winter; simple two-hook flapper with small strips of mackerel/squid; fish after dark on neap-to-mid tides.

More likely autumn–winter; fish fresh lug/mussel or mackerel strip on 2-hook rigs. Often best after dark on the ebb.

Autumn/winter on small fish/strips; 2-hook paternoster with size 1–2/1 hooks and short snoods in the tide run.

Autumn–winter staple on small hooks with lug/mussel; best after dark or in coloured water.

Autumn–winter; 1–2 hook flapper with small bits of lug/rag, fish into darkness on a steady run.

Autumn–winter; small squid or lug cocktails on a 2-hook flapper down the wall into depth.

Autumn–winter sport; cocktails of lug/mussel or rag, keep baits small and fish into darkness around the flood tide.

Autumn/winter in mixed catches after dark. Small hooks with worm or fish strips; keep baits moving slightly in the surf.

Autumn–winter; small strips, lug or rag on two-hook flapper, often best after dark around slack water.

Autumn–winter staple; small hooks with lug/maddies; best around dusk/night on a moderate surf.

Autumn–winter on peeler, lug or squid; fish into the dark on the flood for best runs.

Autumn–winter; squid/fish strip or lug on a flapper, best into deeper water as the tide builds.

Autumn/winter, often mixed with pouting; lug/squid cocktails score when the water is clear.

Autumn–winter; fish into the dark with smaller fish/worm cocktails, particularly after a blow when the beach has some life.

More likely in autumn/winter evenings; fish worm/squid cocktails and keep hook sizes modest (1–2/0) for better hookups.

Autumn–winter sport on worm/mussel; tends to show when water cools and there’s a bit of colour.

Possible in autumn/winter over sand; small strips of fish or lug on size 1–2 hooks, fish into the dusk on a flood.

Winter chance on small fish/rag baits over any sandier ground; keep rigs simple and baits fresh.

Winter sport over mixed ground; rag/mussel or small fish baits on light paternosters near dusk and into dark.

Autumn/winter on small lug/mussel baits from cleaner ground; size down hooks and snoods in clear conditions.