LOCATION
From Pwllheli or Caernarfon take the A499 to Aberdesach. The beach is signposted in the village, which is just a few houses, as Traeth turning down a small road and parking on the top of the beach.

BAITS
Black lug, either frozen or fresh or blow lug and tipped with either frozen crab or mussel will take the bulk of the coalfish and flounder. At longer range tip with sandeel or mackerel for dabs, whiting and doggies. Squid also works well in tiny slivers for dabs.

TACKLE AND TACTICS
The beach fish's best over low water at night in a steady surf standing close to the stream where the rocks are for the coalies, bass and flounder, but heavy flood water in the stream will kill the fishing. Stick to the bigger spring tides as the neaps can be very inconsistent, bar for the dabs at long range. Single good bass can feature here very early in the year, but again the fishing is very inconsistent.

A standard 5-6oz beachcaster, 6500 sized reel and 15 to 18lb line with a 60lb shock leader cover all fishing situations. Carry both 5 and 6oz grip wires as you can get a good lateral tide run when fishing at long range on the bigger tides. Top rigs are three-hook flappers with size Aberdeen hooks, or at long range go for either a two-hook Bomber rig and size Aberdeen's, or two-hook clipped up rig. The bass take best on a sliding ledger rig with a shorter 15-inch hook snood of 20lbs and a size 3/0 hook.

This beach can always throw up surprise fish such as bull huss, thornback ray and codling, so it's worth fishing two rods, with one at long range with these species in mind.

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