Dab Fishing in Flintshire

Very common over clean sand; rag/maddie or small strips, 1–2 hook flapper works well.

Good sport on small cocktails (rag/tip of squid); steady in calmer seas.

Year-round with peaks in colder months; small hooks (size 2–1) and worm strips; don’t overcast—often close in.

Common on clean sand; squid strip, rag or small cocktail baits work—keep hook sizes modest.

Common on clean sand; peeler/crab, lug or small squid cocktails; often best on the flood.

Common when bites are slow; small baits (lug strips, rag) and size 2–1 hooks help keep action coming.

Common filler fish over sand/mud; small hooks (size 2–1/0) with lug/rag, especially on neap-to-mid tides.

Common on lug and small cocktail baits; keep hook sizes modest and use longer traces for bites on calmer seas.

Common over sand; small hooks and worm baits, especially mid–to–late flood.

Common on clean sand; small hooks (size 2–1/0) with lug/mussel, best over the flood and first of ebb.

Common over cleaner sandier patches; small baits (lug/mussel strips) and shorter snoods often work well.

Common on light gear with lug/rag cocktails; steady sport in cooler months and when water has some colour.

Common when bites are slow; small baits and lightish leads help in calmer seas.

Numbers fish over sand/mud; small hooks and worm baits score, especially in calmer neap tides.

Often mixed with flounder over cleaner patches; small worm baits and size 2–1 hooks work well.

Common on cleaner sandier patches; small strips of squid or rag on size 2–1/0 works well in steadier flow.

Common over cleaner sand/mud; small hooks (size 2–1/0) and lug/squid cocktails work well.

Common on cleaner patches; small cocktail baits (rag/maddie) on size 2–1/0 hooks, light leads if tide allows.

Occasional with flounder on smaller baits (lug/maddie). More likely when you can hold bottom on neaps.

Occasional over cleaner silt; small cocktail baits (lug/tip of rag) and size 2–1/0 hooks, light leads to hold bottom.