25-01-2006, 12:54 AM
[quote name='kinmad' post='5891' date='Jan 13 2006, 11:56 PM']Hello there,
I live in the Uk and have taken it upon myself to see if i can hook a squid or two from the English Channel.I have caught quite a few cuttlefish on baits intended for fish.But never squid.
Although i am aware that squid do exist around the British Isles,I don't know the best times of day or night
or even if they are seasonal or resident throughout the year.
If anyone has any experience of uk squid fishing i would like to hear about it.
all the best![/quote]
I fish for them from the shore in the Dorset area, but I'm not sure whether theyre causht much further east of here. The season varies a little from year to year, but generally lasts about 6-8 weeks sometime from late september to late December, possibly longer. Find yourself a pier preferably with lights on. I have heard of them being hooked off beaches as well, but have never tried this. They are also caught on the charter boats as well, if you ask the skipper. Dusk and nightime is the time to try. I'm not sure if tide makes much difference as we have a small tidal range here anyway, but rough coloured water seems to put them off a bit. I use prawn style jigs but have seen them caught on baited jigs as well, both these tactics are described in detail elsewhere on this most useful website. The species we catch is the veined squid (loligo vulgaris) and they weigh from 1/2 lb up to 4lb possibly more, and they seem to get bigger as the season progresses. I've also had a few cuttles in the early part of the season using these tactics, so you'll probably get something worth having where you are even if the squid aren't about.
I live in the Uk and have taken it upon myself to see if i can hook a squid or two from the English Channel.I have caught quite a few cuttlefish on baits intended for fish.But never squid.
Although i am aware that squid do exist around the British Isles,I don't know the best times of day or night
or even if they are seasonal or resident throughout the year.
If anyone has any experience of uk squid fishing i would like to hear about it.
all the best![/quote]
I fish for them from the shore in the Dorset area, but I'm not sure whether theyre causht much further east of here. The season varies a little from year to year, but generally lasts about 6-8 weeks sometime from late september to late December, possibly longer. Find yourself a pier preferably with lights on. I have heard of them being hooked off beaches as well, but have never tried this. They are also caught on the charter boats as well, if you ask the skipper. Dusk and nightime is the time to try. I'm not sure if tide makes much difference as we have a small tidal range here anyway, but rough coloured water seems to put them off a bit. I use prawn style jigs but have seen them caught on baited jigs as well, both these tactics are described in detail elsewhere on this most useful website. The species we catch is the veined squid (loligo vulgaris) and they weigh from 1/2 lb up to 4lb possibly more, and they seem to get bigger as the season progresses. I've also had a few cuttles in the early part of the season using these tactics, so you'll probably get something worth having where you are even if the squid aren't about.