How to get there - From Kirkwall take the A963 towards Burray and then the B9148. The beach is close to the road which provides easy parking.
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Features – A shallow and mostly clean sandy beach facing into Scapa Flow, be aware of the patches of stone, weed and other rough ground at the western end. There is some boat activity from the working pier close by on the eastern side and this may hamper the longer casters during the day time. The beach fishes best at night, either side of low water or through a flooding tide. Scapa Bay produces good Flounder, Dabs, Plaice and Thornback Ray in the calmer seas. With an onshore wind expect to catch Cod and Whiting.

Baits – Flounder will take mostly lugworm whilst Dabs, Plaice and Whiting will fall to most baits including lugworm, small squid and mackerel strips. Thornbacks will respond to squid, mackerel or a cocktail bait of both with Cod taking mostly lugworm and squid baits.

Tackle - It’s best to use two standard 5 to 6oz beachcasters if you have them. One fished short with a two or three hook paternoster for the Flounder, Dabs, Plaice and Whiting and one fished long for the Thornback Ray and Cod. For the Thornbacks a single hook paternoster with a 3ft (92cm) hook snood is best, while Cod will take lugworm and squid fished on a standard one hook paternoster.