Fishing Baits and Equipment

With a marvelous stretch of coast line and numerous rivers lakes and ponds, Silloth is ideally placed for angling of all kinds.

With over 20 miles of coastline, the Solway Firth offers ideal opportunities for both boat and beach fishermen and women, with regular reports of very good catches of  codling, rock fish, flatties, eels, coal fish, polock, bass, mullet, whiting, rays and mackerel. 

The inland waterways, rivers and lakes also cater for coarse fishing and fly fishing of the highest standards.

In recent months, Caravan Care has been inundated with requests to stock fishing bait and equipment and as a result we are now stocking a full range of frozen sea baits including:

Black lug, Rag worm, Peeler crab, Mackerel (whole fish and fillets), Squid, Sand eels, Mussels, Blueys and Razor fish (for a completly independant view click here)

We are also delighted to announce that we have now been accepted as official Fladen agents for the area and are now stocking an extensive range of fishing tackle, reels, rods and accessories, you could say that we now have it tied up - hook line and sinker.

Pop in and see us, we are still looking for your advice.

You will also be pleased to hear that we have also subscribed to several fishing publications and will regulally add links to this page on usefull information and content -

Tight lines everybody !!! 

Silloth Tide Tables To obtain a 7 day forcast of the tide times and heights click here

Fishing in our area

To download our extremly informative fact sheet on sea fishing along the Solway, compliled by one of our favorite local sea anglers click here

St Bees South Head - click here               Fairhaven and Grannys Bay - click here

Northside Beach Workington - click here       South Beach Workington - click here

Beckfoot near Silloth - click here                         Maryport Promenade - click here

Harrington - click here                                                 Crosscanonby - click here

Tackle Tips - click here

Fishing and Baiting Tips

Using Marine Worms (Rag and Lug) - click here

Storing Beach Rigs - click here (This is a fabulously inexpensive tip)

Saltwater Ground Baiting - click here                            Leader Length - click here

Catch a mullet - click here                    Shore angling code of conduct - click here

Cod fishing tactics Part 1 - click here            Cod fishing tactics Part 2 - click here

Safe rock hopping - click here                                  Surf Bass fishing - click here

Winter flounder fishing - click here              Improve your shore casting - click here

Turbot fishing - click here                                      Pier fishing tactics - click here