Douglas Head
Isle of ManDouglas Head, situated on the east of the Island, is a popular year round spot to fish which fishes well at most states of the tide. It is accessed from the small road that runs up behind the coastguard station at the very start of the Battery Pier. It is a short walk from the parking area toward the back of the lighthouse along a well defined path.
There are numerous places to fish from, with options available on the cliff tops or lower down on ledges at the bottom of the cliffs. This is a deep water mark, and there are strong tidal currents which at times sweep even a 6oz weight along very quickly. The ground itself is quite mixed. Some days you can get away without losing any tackle at all, but other days you could get snagged half a dozen times. There are less snags in winter when all the weed has died back or been uprooted by winter gales.
- Fish
- Codling, whiting, dogfish, pouting, rockling, coalfish, mackerel, callig, ballan, conger
