Whiting fishing marks
48 UK shore marks where anglers catch Whiting, with the best season and method logged for each.
Where to fish for Whiting
| Mark | Region | Season | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaeron | Wales | Nov–Feb | Worm or fish-strip bait cast beyond the harbour bar on a big tide at night. |
| Abersoch | Wales | Oct–Jan | Lugworm or ragworm cast into deeper water off the beach after dark. |
| Aberystwyth Stone Jetty | Wales | Oct–Feb | Bottom-fished lugworm or fish strip over sand/rock mix in colder months. |
| Bangor Pier (Co. Down) | N. Ireland | Oct–Jan | Bottom-fished lugworm or ragworm at range off the pier during the darker winter months. |
| Barmouth Bridge & Harbour | Wales | Oct–Jan | Bottom-fished lugworm or fish strip from the estuary shore and open beach through autumn/winter. |
| Borth | Wales | Oct–Feb | Bait fished after dark for winter species as the water cools. |
| Bude Breakwater | South West | Oct–Feb | Lug tipped with squid after dark |
| Camber Sands | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail after dark |
| Cemaes Bay | Wales | Nov–Feb | Bottom-fished lugworm or mackerel strip from the beach and breakwater through winter. |
| Chesil Beach (Ferrybridge, Dorset) | South West | Oct–Feb | Fish bait fished hard on the deck for reliable winter sport. |
| Clacton Pier | East | Oct–Dec | Mackerel or bluey strip on size 1 hooks during the autumn shoals |
| Crackington Haven | South West | Oct–Feb | Bait fished (worm or fish strip) over clean sandy ground directly off the beach. |
| Cromer Pier | East | Oct–Dec | Crab or lugworm/squid cocktail on a two-hook flapper rig off the pier end as autumn shoals arrive. |
| Dover Admiralty Pier | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast beyond the tide race after dark |
| Dungeness | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail, best 3hrs either side of low water |
| Eastbourne Seafront | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast from the beach after dark |
| Felixstowe (Landguard) | East | Nov–Feb | Rag or lug cast at range |
| Folkestone Mole & Copt Point | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast beyond the groynes after dark |
| Frinton-on-Sea | East | Oct–Feb | Lug tipped with fish or squid |
| Great Yarmouth | East | Nov–Mar | Lug or rag; fish the gullies and undulations |
| Hartland Quay | South West | Nov–Feb | Bait fishing with fish strip on a simple paternoster from the harbour ledges in colder months. |
| Hastings Stade | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail after dark |
| Herne Bay | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail after dark |
| Llandudno Pier | Wales | Oct–Jan (historic) | Bottom-fished lugworm/fish strip after dark, historically the pier's best winter target. |
| Looe Harbour & Banjo Pier | South West | Nov–Feb | Bait fished (lugworm) at night from the quay in winter. |
| Lowestoft South Beach | East | Oct–Jan | Lug or rag cast into darkness |
| Mumbles Pier | Wales | Oct–Feb, after dark (historic) | Bottom-fished lugworm or fish strip for winter whiting and codling. |
| Nell's Point (Barry Island) | Wales | Oct–Dec | Two/three-hook paternoster with mackerel strip or cockle, fished on cold, settled nights |
| Penarth Pier | Wales | Oct–Jan, especially after dark | Running or two-hook flapper rigs with worm or fish strip in autumn/winter. |
| Porthcawl Breakwater | Wales | Oct–Jan | Two/three-hook paternoster baited with small strips of mackerel or herring, fished on frosty, settled nights |
| Praa Sands | South West | Oct–Feb (whiting), Jun–Sep (sole) | Worm bait fished on a simple flapper rig. |
| Reculver | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail from the sea wall |
| Roker Pier | North East | Nov–Feb | Two-hook rigs with worm bait; can come in huge numbers on winter nights. |
| Saltburn Pier | North East | Feb–Mar (peak) | Small-hook flapper rigs with worm bait; big bags possible on calm, frosty nights. |
| Saunton Sands | South West | Nov–Feb | Worm/fish-strip cocktails, best on calmer winter days or after onshore blows. |
| Slapton Sands | South West | Oct–Feb | Worm/fish-strip cocktails fished on the bottom through autumn and winter. |
| South Shields Pier | North East | Oct–Feb | Multi-hook rigs with worm bait fished on the bottom. |
| Southend Pier | East | Oct–Jan | Small strips of squid or lugworm on a two-hook flapper rig from the pier head. |
| Southsea Seafront | South East | Nov–Feb | Lugworm or ragworm on a two-hook flapper cast just beyond the surf on winter evening tides. |
| Southwold Pier | East | Sep–Nov | Lug tipped with fish or squid takes the bigger fish |
| Splash Point, Rhyl | Wales | Oct–Feb | Mackerel or bluey strip fished hard on the bottom through the winter months. |
| Walton-on-the-Naze Pier | East | Oct–Dec | Small baited hooks on a flapper rig as whiting shoals move inshore in autumn. |
| Wanson Mouth | South West | Nov–Feb | Bait fishing with fish strip or worm on a standard flapper rig after dark on the flooding tide. |
| West Mersea | East | Oct–Feb | Deeper water off Mersea Stone on the flood |
| Westward Ho! | South West | Nov–Feb | Small fish-baited rigs fished into winter surf. |
| Whitby West Pier | North East | Oct–Jan | Small-hook rigs baited with worm strips as cod move inshore in autumn. |
| Widemouth Bay | South West | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktails after dark |
| Woolacombe Beach | South West | Oct–Feb | Multi-hook rigs baited with worm or fish strip, fished after dark on calmer winter tides. |