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Dab
Limanda limanda
This flatfish, averaging less than 1lb, is taken
from inshore marks during most months of the year.
Sandy beaches, estuary mouths and pier structures
are key locations, searched from beach and boat with
light tackle and baits (worms, shellfish and tiny
fish strips) on the bottom. The dab is rough scaled,
light brown with dark spots on the topside, and with
a rounded curve to the lateral line above the
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Flounder
Platichthys flesus
Though caught frequently from piers, beaches and
inshore boats, the heaviest flounder bags are made
in estuaries and muddy creeks. Light leger tackle is
used, usually baited with marine worm. A
lugworm-baited spoon is considered deadly, worked
from shore or boat. Specimens over 5 1/2lb have been
recorded, but 1lb is average size. Brownish-green
topside, the flounder is identified by a ridge of
rough tubercles growing along
the lateral line. |
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Sole
Solea solea
Characteristically oval-shaped, darkish-colored
and snout-protruding, the sole is a delicious eating
fish much prized by beach anglers. An inhabitant of
the low-tide mark, this flatty moves mostly at
night, but colored water encourages daylight
feeding. Running leger and three-hook nylon
paternoster rigs (8 hooks or smaller) baited with
lugworm or ragworm are suitable presentations. The
sole grows over 4lb but is rated big
at 1 ½ lb. |
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Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Between April and winter the plaice is inshore
all along the coastline of Britain, providing
consistent sport for summertime angling. Sandy
ground, where weed and natural food are abundant,
constitute plaice territory, and though caught from
pier and shore, light tackle drifting is by far the
most productive approach: bottom bouncing worm or a
baited spoon behind the boat. Brownish-green with
orange spots, the species has
double-figure potential. |
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Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
This large, telescopic-mouthed flatfish inhabits
sandbanks rising from deep water. Almost exclusively
a fish-eater, its main diet consists of immature
fish and sand-eels. Suitable tackle for turbot
fishing consists of a medium boat rod, multiplier
loaded with 35lb line, and a flowing trace fitted
with a 6/0 hook, baited with sand-eel, mackerel
strip or small fish. Diamond-shaped, scaleless and
speckled greyish-brown (upperside), the turbot can
weigh over 20lb. |
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