Coalfish
Pollachius virens · Cod and relatives
Also called coley, saithe, billet
A shoaling gadoid that likes rough and rocky ground, more common in the north, especially north-east England and Scotland.[1]
How to recognise it
When and where
- Season
- all year[1]
- Found over
- rocky ground, rough ground, wrecks, mid-water[1]
- Baits
- mackerel strip, herring, sandeel, ragworm, peeler crab, mussel, squid, lures, spinners, jellyworms[1]
Can be caught all year where they occur; adults move to deeper offshore water in spring to spawn.[1]
Sources
These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.