Fishing in Cardigan Island

0.0 miles from Cardigan Island

Cardigan Island is a small offshore island and reef system opposite Gwbert/Cardigan Bay, best fished from the nearby rocky shoreline and ledges on the mainland (and occasionally from accessible cliff-top paths down to rough rock platforms in settled weather). The mark is typical west Wales rough ground: kelp, boulders and...

0.2 miles from Cardigan Island

Clifftop viewpoint above the north Pembrokeshire coast giving access down informal paths to rough, kelpy rock ledges and gullies. Fishing is typical rugged ground: short-range float/ledger work close to the rocks for wrasse and pollack, with occasional bass hunting the tide lines; in calmer spells you can scratch for mixed...

0.8 miles from Cardigan Island

Gwbert Point is a rocky headland at the mouth of the Teifi, with fishing from rock ledges and rough ground around kelp and boulders. Access is on foot from nearby parking with a short walk and some scrambling to reach the better platforms. It’s a typical “rough-ground” mark that can...

1.0 miles from Cardigan Island

Gwbert sits at the mouth of the Teifi, above Cardigan Bay, with most shore angling done from rough rock ledges and mixed boulder/kelp ground around the headland and nearby points. Access is via short walks from roadside parking and coastal-path tracks, but footing can be uneven and slippery in weed....

1.8 miles from Cardigan Island

Poppit Sands is a broad, gently shelving sandy beach at the mouth of the Teifi, with easy access from the main car parks and short walks onto open sand; fishing is classic surf/clean-ground work with an added estuary influence toward the river end. Expect changing banks and gutters after weather,...

2.0 miles from Cardigan Island

Mwnt Headland is a rugged rocky headland mark with kelpy gullies and broken ground dropping into deeper water; access is on foot from Mwnt car park via the coast path, then careful scrambling to fishing ledges. Fishing is typically short-to-medium range over mixed rock/kelp with some cleaner patches, producing wrasse...