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Species

Venue

Bass

Caught all around the Gower from beach and rock marks, small schoolies are very common so be sure to return them!

Bream

A deeper water species more likely to be caught of one of the piers.

Cod

Double figure fish are often caught from boats and good fish from shore too although more likely to catch the smaller codling from shore marks.

Dab

All around the Gower.

Eel - Silver

Plenty of these about if your fishing off the sandy beaches or from the estaries.

Eel - Conger

More often fished for from boats but are often caught from rocky shore marks too.

Flounder

A popular estuary fish with easy accessible fishing marks, also caught all around the Gower.

Garfish

Great fun in the summer months boat or shore spinning from the rocks.

Tub Gurnard

More often caught from boats and less often from shore marks.

Red Gurnard

(Lesser Spotted) Dogfish

Caught everywhere boat or shore, great fun but often treated as a nuisance!

Ling

Usually targeted when boat fishing.

Mackerel

Great fun in the summer months, caught everywhere boat or shore.

(Common  Grey) Mullet

Often seen swimming in the harbours and at high water around the Gower.

(Golden Grey) Mullet

More common around the open sandy beaches.

Plaice

Larger fish are caught by boat also caught from shore marks but not so common now.

Pollack

Caught from rock marks around the Gower, boat or shore.

Pouting

Larger fish taken from boat, caught all around the Gower.

Thornback Ray

Caught by boat, occasionally caught from shore.

Small Eyed Ray

Caught by boat, occasionally caught from shore.

Blonde Ray

Caught by boat, occasionally caught from shore.

Scad

Usually caught when fishing for mackerel, boat or shore.

Tope

Tends to be boat only.

Turbot

More common from boat marks, but occassionaly from shore too.

Whiting

Larger fish taken from boat, caught all around the Gower.

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