Places to go fishing in & around the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales

Places to fish in Llŷn

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Criccieth Beach : Criccieth

Prospects at Criccieth Beach

The chart shows some of the fish that are caught at Criccieth Beach and your chances of catching them throughout the year. Click on any of the fish names to find out more about that fish and fishing for it.

Fish

Bass

Dab

Dogfish

Garfish

Mackerel

Whiting

Key

Fair
Good
Very Good
Excellent

The Fishing

Area: From Black Rock in the East to the headland at Cricieth Castle.
Tackle: Standard beach fishing gear with a two hook paternoster sporting hooks from size 1 up to 3/0 depending on target species and conditions.

Light spinning or plugging gear in the summer months for Bass, Garfish and Mackerel.
Tides: Fishes best around either side of low water and the first two hours of the flood.
Bait: Lugworm, Razor, Ragworm, Sandeel and Crab.
Conditions: Generally clean, but with well defined patches of very rough ground.
Other fish: Rockling.