Ling
Molva molva · Cod and relatives
A long, eel-like cod relative of deep offshore water, most common in northern and western British waters. Boat anglers meet it over wrecks and rough ground.[1]
How to recognise it
When and where
- Season
- Jun–Aug, Dec–Feb[2]
- Found over
- wrecks, rough ground, broken ground, reefs, deep water[1]
- Baits
- mackerel fillet, herring, squid, live launce, crab, pirks, jigs, leaded shads[2]
Caught most often in summer, with bigger fish often coming after Christmas through winter before spawning.[2]
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.