Pollack Fishing
Pollack are one of the 5 main fish that can be caught from Portpatrick
They can be caught on the shipwrecks and under the cliffs in amongst the kelp.
The preferred method for catching them though is on heavy spinning gear/light boat rods whilst drifting under the cliffs in 30-50ft of water fishing just above the kelp and rocks.
Individuals can use spinners, jelly lures, sidewinders, large feathers but by far the most effective methods are to float fish -silver mackerel belly or sand eel, freeline the 2 aforementioned baits or use ragworm on a lead head or under a float. Using bait will account for the better fish. On the wrecks and banks they will take pirks and gummi makks but quite like a speed-jig!
Small pollack are present all year round but the larger fish (8-12 lb) start to show in June with the chance of a double figure fish best in August to November.
Most pollack are 5-10 lb in weight but every year,
several larger ones are lost.
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