Pollack
Pollachius pollachius · Cod and relatives
Also called pollock, lythe
A dark, streamlined member of the cod family that hunts around kelp, rocks and wrecks. UK anglers catch it from rocky shore marks, piers and boats.[1]
How to recognise it
When and where
- Season
- Mar–Aug[2]
- Found over
- kelp, rocky ground, reefs, wrecks, piers, breakwaters, harbours[2]
- Baits
- sandeel, king ragworm, white ragworm, mud ragworm, artificial eels, jellyworms, lures[2]
- Tide
- Pollack feed on moving water, so fish when the tide is running and let the bait drift with the current.[2]
- Light
- From piers, night fishing works better when the bait is kept near the surface.[2]
Spring and summer are the prime times for shore pollack.[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.