Cod fishing marks
22 UK shore marks where anglers catch Cod, with the best season and method logged for each.
Where to fish for Cod
| Mark | Region | Season | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath Harbour & Cliffs | Scotland | Oct–Mar | Bait fished (lug/mussel/mackerel strip) from the cliff ledges at Whiting Ness/Auchmithie over low water in winter. |
| Boscastle Harbour | South West | Nov–Feb | Bait fished over rough ground from the walls once the water cools. |
| Cromer Pier | East | Nov–Feb | Lugworm and squid fished hard on the bottom around the pier legs in winter, especially after a blow. |
| Dungeness | South East | Oct–Feb | Big baits (squid/lug cocktail) on a 2-hook clipped-down rig, cast to distance after dark |
| Eastbourne Seafront | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast from the beach after dark |
| Felixstowe (Landguard) | East | Nov–Feb | Ragworm — the standout local bait — fished into darkness |
| Filey Brigg | North East | Sep–Mar (best), also summer | Fish the gullies and kelp-filled holes on the low-water scaurs with crab or worm bait; double-figure fish possible. |
| Folkestone Mole & Copt Point | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast beyond the groynes after dark |
| Great Yarmouth | East | Nov–Mar | Lugworm and ragworm on the bottom, especially after a blow |
| Hastings Stade | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail after dark |
| Lowestoft South Beach | East | Oct–Jan | Lugworm or mackerel strip, best on the big spring tides |
| Nell's Point (Barry Island) | Wales | Nov–Feb | Single hook rig with a big lugworm/squid cocktail cast into the tidal current at low water on the ebb, especially on tides over 12m |
| Penarth Pier | Wales | Oct–Feb (pier closed to fishing Jun–Aug) | Bottom-fished lug or squid cocktail over the muddy Bristol Channel bottom in winter. |
| Porthcawl Breakwater | Wales | Nov–Feb | Pennell rig with lugworm/squid cocktail cast beyond the rough ground on a big tide |
| Roker Pier | North East | Oct–Mar (best), smaller fish in summer | Cocktail baits (worm, crab, mussel, razorfish) on pulley-pennel rigs, particularly around the first flight of steps in a slight-to-moderate swell. |
| Saltburn Pier | North East | Nov–Mar (best after a northerly blow) | Bottom-fished worm/crab/fish cocktails from the pier end on a rising tide. |
| South Shields Pier | North East | Late Sep–Mar (bigger fish), smaller codling in summer | Pulley-pennel rigs with big cocktail baits (black lugworm, yellowtail, mussel, squid) cast to clear ground on a flooding or high tide. |
| Southwold Pier | East | Nov–Feb | Lug tipped with squid; peeler crab is best in spring |
| Stonehaven Harbour | Scotland | Oct–Mar | Bait fished (lugworm/mussel) from the rock marks south of the harbour toward Crawton; occasional harbour fish too. |
| Thurso / Scrabster | Scotland | Oct–Mar | Bait fished (lug/mackerel) from the harbour in winter, into double figures on occasion. |
| Walton-on-the-Naze Pier | East | Nov–Feb | Lugworm and squid cocktail fished at the pier end in rough winter conditions on the ebb. |
| Whitby West Pier | North East | Oct–Feb | Bottom fish with lugworm/mussel/crab cocktails on a two-hook flapper after dark, best around high water. |