Codling fishing marks
17 UK shore marks where anglers catch Codling, with the best season and method logged for each.
Where to fish for Codling
| Mark | Region | Season | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaeron | Wales | Nov–Feb | Worm or fish-strip bait cast beyond the harbour bar on a big tide at night. |
| Borth | Wales | Oct–Feb | Bait fished after dark for winter species as the water cools. |
| Cemaes Bay | Wales | Nov–Feb | Bottom-fished lugworm or mackerel strip from the beach and breakwater through winter. |
| Clacton Pier | East | Oct–Feb | Lugworm tipped with squid or peeler crab on the bottom |
| Crackington Haven | South West | Oct–Feb | Bait fished (worm or fish strip) over clean sandy ground directly off the beach. |
| Cromer Pier | East | Nov–Feb | Lugworm and squid fished hard on the bottom around the pier legs in winter, especially after a blow. |
| Deal Pier | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast from the lower deck on a rising tide |
| Dover Admiralty Pier | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast beyond the tide race after dark |
| Frinton-on-Sea | East | Oct–Feb | Lugworm fished on the ebb tide |
| Holyhead Breakwater | Wales | Oct–Feb | Bottom fished lugworm or squid over broken ground in winter. |
| Mumbles Pier | Wales | Oct–Feb, after dark (historic) | Bottom-fished lugworm or fish strip for winter whiting and codling. |
| 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. |
| Portrush Harbour | N. Ireland | Oct–Feb | Bottom-fished lugworm or ragworm cast from the harbour wall on winter evenings. |
| Reculver | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail from the sea wall |
| Southsea Seafront | South East | Nov–Feb | Lugworm or ragworm on a two-hook flapper cast just beyond the surf on winter evening tides. |
| Splash Point, Rhyl | Wales | Nov–Feb | Fresh fish bait fished after dark during rougher winter weather for the occasional codling. |
| Walton-on-the-Naze Pier | East | Nov–Feb | Lugworm and squid cocktail fished at the pier end in rough winter conditions on the ebb. |