How to get there - From Kirkwall take the A961 to St. Marys and Burray. View Multi Map

Features – Probably the best of all Orkney shore marks for size and variety of fish. All three Churchill Barriers produce good fishing. Barrier No. 1 is the less active, but still produces Codling and Ling. Barriers No. 2 and 3 give the most consistent fishing with excellent Ling catches, big Cod, Conger and good Flounder. Wrasse, Coalfish, Mackerel, Thornback Ray, Dabs and Whiting are all in evidence. This is an all year round venue and fishes best on bigger spring tides, especially during night-time. Barrier No. 2 also has a pier which you can fish off which produces some excellent Flounder fishing.

Baits – Ling and Conger will generally respond to the bigger Mackerel baits or other small fish baits. The Cod will take large lugworm baits and whole squid with Thornback Ray preferring mackerel/squid combination baits. The Dabs and Whiting will be caught on smaller lugworm and Mackerel strip baits as well as the Wrasse taking small lugworm baits close in to the barriers.

Mackerel are caught throughout the summer from the Barriers and it is an excellent source for fresh bait. You will see shoals of mackerel moving up and down the barriers very close in scattering on the surface.

Tackle – A 5 to 6oz beachcaster is essential, it is also recommended for the bigger fish using a larger capacity reel to cope with the rougher ground conditions. Small two hook rigs should be used for general fishing with larger one hook paternosters used for the Cod, Ling and Conger. A one hook clipped down rig is also a good idea for the bigger Flounder at range off the pier at Barrier No. 2.