Guernsey
Fort Doyle and Surrounding Areas: The rocky and rugged ground around Fort Doyle can produce a range of species including bass and pollock to spinners, plugs and soft plastic lures. There is also very good mullet fishing to be had here to anglers prepared to put the time, effort and specialist tactics into fishing for this species. Deep water here can also allow float fishing for garfish and a deep-set crab or shellfish bait around a rocky area can catch bass. Black bream are also present here, as are conger eels which can be caught by anglers using heavier gear and mackerel, herring or squid baits and size 6/0 hooks or larger.
St Peter Port: The breakwater and lighthouse are a very popular fishing area where mackerel can be caught in the spring and summer months with spinners, feathers and daylights. Garfish can also be caught with float fished strips of mackerel. Dogfish, black bream and wrasse can be caught on most of the standard sea fishing baits presented on the seabed, while pollock can also be caught on spinners or soft plastic lures. Larger species which can be caught on the seabed to anglers using bigger baits and hooks include bull huss and conger eels.
Herm
Shell Beach, Belvoir Beach and Surrounding Areas: On the island of Herm both of these beaches offer great fishing directly from the beach or from the rocky outcrops. Species which can be caught from the beaches here include flatfish such as Dover sole, brill and turbot which bass can also be caught. The rockier areas can hold pollock and bass which can be caught on spinners or soft plastic lures, while wrasse can be caught on bottom-fished crab or shellfish baits or the same baits set deep below a float. Conger eels can also be caught from the rocks.
Jersey
Sorel Point: This mark has very strong tides but can fish well for predatory species. Anglers using heavier spinning rods or bass rods can catch mackerel on feathers, daylights and spinners, while larger spinners and soft plastic lures can catch big pollock and bass. Anglers bait fishing can catch good wrasse on crab and fish strip baits, as well as dogfish, while stepping up the bait and hook size can see bull huss and rays being caught. Due to the rough ground here, there is the possibility of large conger eels being caught by anglers using heavy shore fishing rods and reels and mackerel herring or squid baits on size 6/0 – 8/0 hooks.
Bouley Bay: The pier offers great mackerel fishing in summer to anglers using spinners, feathers and daylights, but can get very busy. Garfish can also be caught to float fished baits. Anglers bait fishing can catch a very wide range of species including black bream, dogfish, plaice, Dover sole and bass. Simple rigs with size 1/0 or 2/0 hooks and ragworm, lugworm, peeler crab or fish baits are a good choice to catch these species from the pier and surrounding areas. Fishing at night with heavy beachcasters and big reels and using fish or squid baits on size 6/0 hooks or larger can produce conger eels.
St Catherine’s Breakwater: A famous mark that can produce a very wide variety of species. Some areas can be snaggy and 12ft beachcasters are recommended for bait fishing, but lighter gear can be used for lure fishing. Mackerel can be caught to spinners and feathers/daylights in the warmer months of the year, along with garfish to float fished baits. Bait fishing with ragworm, lugworm, fish strip, squid or peeler crab baits can produce wrasse, bass, black bream and dogfish. Sandeel or large fish strip baits can produce thornback rays (as well as other species) to anglers using size 4/0 hooks, while bull huss can also be caught. Big conger eels are also a possibility to anglers using fish or squid baits and larger hooks.
St Helier Harbour: This area offers accessible platforms to fish from and can produce mackerel to spinners and daylights/feathers. Mullet can also be caught here by anglers groundbaiting and employing the specialist tactics needed to catch this species. Further species which can be caught include bass and wrasse to worm, fish or squid baits and pollock can also be caught on both bait and lures. The number of boats entering and leaving the harbour can sometimes affect angling in this location.
St Ouen’s Bay and Surrounding Beaches: The vast beach stretching for several miles along the west coast of the island features sandy sections with rocky outcrops. Flatfish species such as plaice and Dover sole can be caught on smaller size 1 or 1/0 hooks on worm baits tipped with squid or mackerel on low tide, although anglers should be careful of tidal conditions. Bass, pollock and wrasse can be caught on worm, squid or fish strip baits from the rockier sections of this area to anglers using size 2/0 hooks.
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