BALLAN WRASSE
ONE of our most common species and well distributed right around the UK and Ireland, ballan wrasse are a muscular fish that have evolved to live in turbulent surging water adjacent to hard structures. Pound for pound, they fight exceptionally hard.
WHEN & WHERE
In mild winters, wrasse can be taken almost all-year round, especially in deeper water off the south-western coasts of the West Country, Wales, the west of Scotland and around much of the Irish coast.
That said, wrasse are very susceptible to cold inshore water temperatures, especially when this occurs as a sudden drop. In colder winters they move offshore into much deeper water with a more constant temperature.
The best period
