Whiting Fishing in Vale of Glamorgan

Reliable in colder months; small hooks (size 2–4) with lug or mackerel strip; bites often rattle on the flood.

Common autumn–winter; fish dusk into dark on rag/squid strips over clean sand.

Autumn–winter staple; small cocktails (rag/squid) on 1/0–2/0, two-hook flapper works well in moderate surf.

Autumn–winter sport, often around dusk and into darkness; small hooks with lug/mussel or tipping with squid helps hold bait in the flow.

Autumn–winter sport; small hooks and 2–3 hook flapper with lug/mussel; bites often best around dusk into night.

Autumn/winter sport; small hooks with lug/squid strips fished into the first trough on the flood can pick up better fish.

Autumn–winter sport on smaller hooks (1/0–2/0); lug/rag or tipped baits. Can be best in calm, clear conditions.

Autumn/winter evenings can produce; small fish strips or lug on size 1/1-0, look for deeper water at range.

Autumn–winter staple; small squid/mackerel cocktails on two-hook flapper rigs work well in coloured water.

Cooler months on worm baits; fish 2-hook rigs into the channel line on the flood.

Autumn/winter staple; two-hook flapper with lug/squid works well in the surf.

Cooler months and after dark; small hooks with lug/mussel/squid strips on a flapper pick up numbers in calmer surf.

More likely in colder months; lug/squid on size 1–2 hooks; keep baits fresh and fish into darkness.

Autumn–winter in the bay; small hooks and cocktail baits (lug/squid) on a 2-hook flapper can pick up numbers.

Autumn/winter evening sport; small hooks with lug/squid cocktails can find better fish.

Autumn/winter evenings; small squid/rag baits and a 2- or 3-hook flapper can pick up fish.