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Five great marks in North Wales with good fishing throughout the year

Spotlight on five marks in North Wales.

Having began as a small fishing port, Abersoch is now a watersports venue and major tourist town. The port sits at the mouth of the Afon Soch (River Soch), with the main beach running from the river mouth west past Morfa Gors to Penrhyn Du Head.

The beach faces more to the south quarter, so is protected to some extent from the worst of the south-west and westerly winds, but can still take on a big surf and good swell.

These marks are productive throughout the year, though the best fishing is from mid-May through to December. In July and August, the beaches can be packed with tourists, so fish at dawn or dusk.

You can fish these beaches by setting up a main camp and dropping slowly back up the beach with the tide, which is ideal in winter. However, in the late spring and summer, it pays to be mobile to cover more ground and locate more bass and pockets of flounders.