The main methods of fishing from a beach are bottom fishing or spinning.
By bottom fishing from the beach you could target all the flatfish species along with bass, cod, dogfish, haddock and whiting.
Spinning from the beach could reward you with bass, mackerel and pollock, amongst others.
If you would like to target mackerel or bass please see our specific guides for these species...
Our recommendedfishing methodfor beginners fishing from a beach would bebottom fishingusing abeach/surf rod. Beach Rods are longer and more robust than spinning rods and are therefore better for casting out from the beach.
If you also wish to tryspinningfrom the beach and don't want to purchase two rods, then we would recommend using the heavier lures (25g and over) - more information about lures can be found on ourGuide to Spinningpage.
