Sandeel

[Torquay-Guitarist]

Hey all...does anybody know if sandeel can be dug from torre abbey beach in torquay??
if so..
how do i do it?


thanks

kris

[Brian Rogers]

Hi Guitarist,

In answer to your question, i have never found Sandeels in the sand along the whole lengh of Torre Abbey, but i dare say someone has at some time in the past.

Where i have found them occaisionaly is at Hollacombe Beach (gasworks to us olden's) on dead low spring tides towards the southern end of the beach.
In my opinion it seems that Eel's prefer the coarser sand of Gasworks as opposed to the hard and tightly packed sand at Torre Abbey.

Also they can be found at low tide in the Teign estuary by using a fork or a rake,,,best to do this with two people one to catch and one to dig,,as these blighters can move like lightening,,,,,,,best of luck

[NICK R]

Would it not be easier to use a push net than digging ???

[Brian Rogers]

Yes any method that catches the little blighters is a good method.