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Pwllheli, Gimlet Rock & South Beach  

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Description

Pwllheli South Beach pictured from Gimlet Rock

The beach is sand with some single at the high water mark. The beach stretches west from Gimlet Rock towards Llanbedrog. Most of the fishing takes place between Gimlet Rock and the Golf Course. Matches usually start a short distance away from Gimlet Rock as this part of the beach offers access to the deepest water and as such a perceived unfair advantage. There may be some truth in this as each year a number of tope are reported caught and they invariably come from this part of the beach. In August 2002 two tope were taken in consecutive days the largest being well over 30lb.

Gimlet Rock itself has 2 or 3 rock platforms which can each accommodate 2 or 3 anglers. The rock offers a good vantage point after a storm when there's a lot of weed about by providing some height above the waters edge.

Gimlet Rock gets crowded when the mackerel arrive.

Bream taken from South Beach close to Gimlet Rock

Best Bait

sand eel, mackerel, rag worm, lugworm and crab

Summer Species

In March and April there's a chance of bull huss with the inevitable dogfish ever present. May see's the chance of bass and thornback ray. June July and August will give you your best chance of bream. July and August will sea large shoals of mackerel close inshore especially during a settled spell of fine weather when high water falls in the evening. September and early October see the whiting return while the dogfish are reaching almost plague levels.

Winter Species

Whiting steadily increase in numbers through November remaining till just into the New Year when they start decreasing. At the start of the year there are mainly small whiting and dabs with dogfish, by March and April the whiting have disappeared and there's a chance of bull huss with the inevitable dogfish ever present.

Tackle & Tactics

Normal beach casting gear. The sea bed is relatively clean with mostly sand with some patches of mud and gravel. Weights 130 - 150grm grips should hold bottom in most conditions, try a plain lead allowing the bait to move around in the tide. Weed can be a problem at times especially after a blow from the south or south west.

Directions

Follow Ffordd-y-Cob (Embankment) behind the railway station heading toward the sea. After approximately 1/4 Mile theres a left turn into Bron-y-de-Morfa'r follow through the housing estate until you reach a small car park on your right opposite a large boatyard. Park here for either the beach or Gimlet Rock.