 Mill
Sand
How to Get There
Head out from Kirkwall on the A960 past the airport and take the left
turn signposted Tankerness. Carry on the road to Tankerness, once past
the phone box take the next right turn onto the road level with Mill Sand.
Roadside parking is available at several points on this road.
Bait
Although deep, good quantities of lugworm are present in this small bay.
The digging is hard but well worth the effort to increase you chances
of catching a variety of species. Sand Clam is also present along this
area.
St. Peter’s Bay
How to get there
Head out from Kirkwall on the A960, carry on this road until you reach
the large bay of St. Peter’s, there is a small car park above the
beach.
Bait
Digging is slightly easier in this location with good quantities of lugworm
available. There is also a quantity of small ragworm which is excellent
bait for flatfish.
Digging Lugworm and Ragworm
A good strong bait digging fork is essential to reach the worms. Make
sure you carry plenty of newspaper with you so you can wrap the lugworm
effectively and keep them fresh for as long as possible. Please remember
to only take enough lug worm to fish with and try to conserve the stocks
of lug worm for all to enjoy.
 Other
Bait Collection Areas
As well as lug worm you can find many other alternative baits around the
Islands. The main ones being Mackerel and Razorfish. Razorfish can be
found on many of the beaches around Orkney although one of the better
places to try is the Sands of Evie. Mackerel can be caught from most piers,
jetties and rocks around Orkney, although the best place to fish is around
the barriers fishing into Scapa Flow, where large quantities of Mackerel
can be found.
Razorfish
The best way to collect razorfish is to look for the razorfish hole and
pour table salt or heavily concentrated saltwater down the hole. Prime
a few holes at a time and you will see that the razorfish will slowly
come up to the surface and stand proud of the sand. Once the razor fish
is up above the surface make sure you use light footsteps to approach
the razorfish and then grip the shell tightly. Don’t yank the razorfish
as it will lift the shell out but leave the razorfish in the hole. Simply
apply firm upward pressure and the razorfish will eventually come free.
Mackerel
Feathers or spinners are the order of the day to catch Mackerel from all
Orkney shores. Using feathers should be more productive and should enable
you to catch a large quantity of Mackerel, quickly!
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