great eating, whether its pan roasted, baked, poached or salted for a brandade it's really delicious. The average cod that is caught from the British shores during the winter will be around the 5-15lb, but they have been known to reach weights in excess of 100lb from other continents.
Cod much prefer cold water, so in the summer they will move into the deeps well out to sea. Here you could catch them over wrecks and reefs and the likes. During winter the shoaling cod will move in to the shore, where they can be caught on rod and line which is our preferred means.
Although cod can be caught from the whole of the British Isle's shoreline, they are far more abundant off the shores of Scotland than in the south, purely due to the water temperature. Cod do tend to migrate southwards in the winter to feed, where they can be caught quite readily. During the spring the cod migrate northwards again.
Publicity has done its bit to promote consumers to source sustainably caught cod. This is turn has seen an upturn in cod stocks which is brilliant news!!
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