Corkwing Wrasse Fishing in Dorset

Ragworm or small crab on size 4–8 hooks lowered tight to weed-covered piles. Daytime, mid–high tide. Use abrasion-resistant gear.

Float ragworm or small crab beside rough ground at mid tide; light gear; summer months.

LRF along weedy rock edges on the east/west walls. Small hooks with rag or prawn under a float. Summer on a rising tide.

Float-fish ragworm or small crab tight to weed and rock in 2–5 m; steady sport on the flood, late spring–autumn.

Small hooks with ragworm strips or prawn under a float over rough ground. Calm, clear summer days, mid-flood.

Small hooks with rag/peeler under a float tight to weeded ledges over the flood. Steady daytime sport May–Sep; release carefully.

Float fish ragworm or small crab close to rocks in 2–6 m. Best on the flood, late spring to autumn. Small strong hooks; expect fast bites and snags.

LRF around weeded rock faces; ragworm or small crab under a float or light ledger. Calm, clear seas on the flood, May–Sept.

Small hooks, rag/lug/mussel under a float or light ledger tight to rocks; summer days on the flood. Return quickly.

Small hooks (4–6) with rag or prawn tight to weeded rock; short casts; best May–Sep and on a rising tide.

Common in summer around weed and boulders; small crab or rag pieces work well on size 2–1 hooks.

Small hooks with rag or squid strip under a float against weeded rock; daylight on the flood, late spring–autumn.

Common on rough ground in warmer months; small hooks and light float rigs with rag/crab work well.

Small rag/shrimp on size 8–10 beside kelpy stones; gentle lift bites. Summer, best on the flood.

Small hooks with ragworm under a float tight to weed/rock; keep baits shallow; mid-flood; summer.

Size 4-6 hooks with crab or rag under a float set just off bottom beside kelp; steady on the flood, late spring to autumn.

Float or light ledger with small worm baits tight to weeded boulders; daytime, mid tide up, bites very close in.

Target pockets of kelp on the flood with small hooks and rag or prawn. Gentle lift bites; short casts around ledges in summer.

Small hooks with ragworm among boulders/weed around the pier; short casts on the flooding tide, May–Sep.

Small crab or rag baits lowered into kelp pockets on the flood. Size 2–4 hooks, short snoods; daylight.

Small rag or prawn under a float tight to kelp fringes on the flood. Summer months; gentle seas.

Small rag/crab under a float over rough ground; daylight on the flood. Quick bites—strike early.

Small worm or crab baits lowered into holes and kelp fringes on the flood; short snoods, size 4–6 hooks. Summer; expect snags—use a rotten-bottom.

Small hooks with ragworm or prawn dropped into weed-lined pockets at mid-flood. Short traces, lift bites quickly to beat crabs.

Floatfish ragworm or small crab tight to weeded rock faces, short casts. Best 2 hours either side of high on settled summer days.