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**JRP39** · 06-04-2014, 11:50 AM

Plenty of places to try at Silloth. Around low water, the beach along the prom, to the right of the lifeboat ramp is good. Also around low water, the Tommy legs area, and West beach. If you don't know it, the Tommy legs is a light tower at the end of West beach. Be very carefull there when the tide starts to flood, or you will get cut off.

At high water, the best spot is off the prom to the left of the lifeboat, between there and the dock. You'll get a few hours here, either side of high tide. You can fish any tide at Silloth, but the current can be very strong in places on springs.

None of it is really rough, though you do get the odd snaggy bit. Bait wise, I have always done well enough with lug or rag, though peeler crab is probably better if you can get it, especially on the west beach/Tommy legs area. You can dig lug down towards the Tommy legs, and rag around the harbour mouth. Was hard work to find a few last time I was there though.

Fish wise, you are looking at mostly flatties, flounders and dabs. You do get a few schooly bass at Silloth, but it's probably a bit early for them. Often a few small whiting and odd coallies around.

Silloth is a nice place to fish, and you usually have a good day out, with plenty of bites. Good luck, and let us know how you get on.

**pop65** · 06-04-2014, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by robbie1971 View Post

Hi all planning a trip to siloth area in a couple of weeks and after some advice on the best
places to fish what's the best state of tides to fish what's the best baits to use and is that area a rough ground area thanks for your help and advice Robbie

all right mate have a look here plenty info
pop

First stop is silloth, the first mark is the promenade which is fished 2 hours either side of high water, here you can expect flounder, dabs, plaice, LSD and the occasional bass will show here.
This is easy fishing as you can park right next to the mark. Spring tides can be unfishable here due to the strength of the tide on the Solway so best to fish on medium tides.
Best baits are ragworm/lugworm and peeler when the crabs are peeling.
Next is the harbour at silloth, this is again a high water mark, same baits as above and the same species. Try adding a bit squid when fishing for plaice when they are in this can work well.
In the picture below the harbour is furthest to the left. Promenade is to the right opposite the trees and grass area.

Next is the famous Tommy Legs, you can�t miss this mark; it�s a light beacon to show the deep channel on the Solway you can see it when looking out to sea from silloth harbour. It�s a bit of a walk as the tide seems to go out for ever. Fish here 2 hours either side of low water, you can access the mark earlier if you want to wade on but beware as there are deep gullies which can catch you out and can sink in the gullies.
When fishing Tommy Legs setup left of the light beacon when looking straight out to sea. You can fish the old mussel beds or about 30 yards to the left is also good. Watch out on the flood as casting to the right can be a bit snaggy at times. The best time is late May to late August for the summer species. This mark throws up double figure bass every year so it�s worth a go and when the conditions are right this throws up large bags of bass. Ragowrm will out fish peeler crab here but peeler does work, Lugworm is also really good bait locally dug is best. Winter will see plenty of cod and whiting taken in an onshore blow or SW sea.
Species: LSD, plaice, flounder, Dab during winter expect the occasional bass, whiting and codling.
I will try and fish here this winter when the winds are blowing west. Couple of pictures below, first is of tommy legs took first time I went, 2nd is looking back and you can see here how far the tide goes out to the far left is the harbour.

**micky-quayle** · 06-04-2014, 04:22 PM

Heres a couple of my reports from silloth last year. If you're going over i would suggest heading over to arrive around two and a half hours before high water and fish at port carlisle first (a good spot is the little pull in on the sharp bend in the road about a mile before port carlisle, another good spot is to the left of the island beside the bowling club in port carlisle itself) fish 2 hours up 2 down. Best bait fresh crab next best frozen runnydown tipped with macky (sometimes tipping crab baits with a tiny sliver of macky can also be dynamite)
After port carlisle drive the short distance to silloth, you'll have plenty time for a bite to eat before going onto tommy legs, theres a great chippy called Johns Plaice down one of the side streets in silloth, then go to the end of the main road in silloth, down the side of the harbour, past the care home, here theres a litte path goes into the dunes here where you can park. You will see the tommy legs ahead of you, its a bit of a treck over the solway, around 20 min walk. Fish to the left of the tommy legs 2 hours either side of low water using same baits as port carlisle, cast short (15 yds) for flounders or blast it out for dabs. When the flats are on the munch here you can get huge bags of fish.

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