Fishing in Y Dref

0.0 miles from Y Dref

Rocky foreshore and broken ground immediately below Criccieth Castle on the east side of the headland, with kelpy gullies and mixed sand/stone patches. Access is via the castle/foreshore paths and steps down to the rocks, best tackled around mid tide when there’s enough water to fish but not too much...

0.6 miles from Y Dref

Wide, gently shelving sandy bay below Criccieth Castle with a mix of clean sand and occasional shingle/reef patches towards the headlands. Access is easy from the town seafront/parking with short, level walks onto the sand. It fishes as a classic North Wales surf beach: flatties and dogfish are common, with...

1.6 miles from Y Dref

Morfa Bychan (Black Rock Sands) is a long, gently shelving surf beach at the north side of Tremadog Bay, fished mainly by wading and casting from sand with occasional mixed ground nearer the rocky margins. Access is straightforward from Morfa Bychan/Black Rock Sands parking and slip/track areas, but anglers should...

2.0 miles from Y Dref

Black Rock Sands is a long, gently sloping open surf beach at the southern end of Tremadog Bay, with easy vehicle access onto the sand in season and straightforward walk-on access from the car parks/road ends. Fishing is classic clean-sand beach work: distance helps at low water, while the flooding...

4.0 miles from Y Dref

Borth-y-Gest is a sheltered, scenic bay just south of Porthmadog, with easy access from the village to the sandy beach and nearby rocky edges. Most shore fishing is from the sand and mixed ground, casting into the bay on rising tides for flatties and dogfish, or working closer to the...

4.0 miles from Y Dref

Borth-y-Gest Harbour is a small, sheltered tidal harbour at the head of the Dwyryd estuary, fished mainly from the harbour walls, slipway edges and nearby sand/mud at low water. It’s an easy-access mark for light-gear anglers, with calm water compared to the open coast; typical fishing is for flounder and...