Fishing on the The Llŷn Peninsula in
North Wales
The Llŷn Peninsula offers some of the
best fishing to be had anywhere in the country and Pwllheli's beaches
offer some of the best fishing in the area. Two long, sandy beaches
run to the East from the harbour entrance and to the West from Gimblet
Rock. Between the Rock and the Harbour entrance is a large area strewn
with boulders, this is an excellent Bass mark when fished with
spinners, plugs or a float fished bait.
The harbour channel itself fishes
well for Flounder, Bass and Black Bream in the summer months and in
recent years has seen an autumn run of Gilthead Bream. It can be
fished either from the beach on its South side or from the sea wall on
the Marina side although constant boat traffic can be a problem, so it
is best fished in the early morning or late evening.
The beach running West from Gimblet
produces Flounders, Dabs, Dogfish and Gurnard along its whole length
and Rays may be found within a couple of hundred yards of the rock
itself. Bass and Black Bream may be targeted in the area in front of
the golf course. From June to the end of summer shoals of Mackerel may
be found close enough to be caught from the shore.
Abererch beach runs East from the
harbour in a wide arc as far as Pen-Y-Chain headland near the Hafan
holiday complex. This is a shallow sand and shingle beach with patches
of weedy stones below low water mark. These patches attract feeding
fish, placing your bait near them or spinning over them can be very
successful. All the usual species can be found along this beach,
especially Doggies.
There are miles of coastline within a
short drive of Pwllheli. From the sandy beaches of Black Rock and
Dinas Dinlle in the East to the steep rocky ledges of Uwchmynydd West
of Aberdaron. Almost any species of fish may be found from the
hundreds of marks to be found around our coast.
Small boats maybe launched from
Porthmadog, Cricieth, Pwllheli, Abersoch, Aberdaron, Morfa Nefyn and
Trefor where there are numerous inshore fishing marks for anything
from Dabs and Bream to Tope.
For more information, call in at the
local fishing tackle shop; D & E Hughes, 24 Penlan Street, Pwllheli or
visit www.LlynAngling.net.
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