Dab Fishing in Hampshire

Common in autumn and winter on small worm baits; use compact clipped-down rigs in the tide.

A regular cooler-water flatfish; worm cocktails on small, clipped-down rigs work well.

Common in autumn and winter; small worm baits on size 4-1/0 hooks are reliable.

Common winter flatfish; small worm baits on a two-hook flapper are effective.

More likely in autumn and winter; small worm or squid-and-worm baits work well.

Most likely in colder months on the smoother bottom; use a small flowing trace and worm baits.

A small worm-and-squid cocktail on a two-hook flapper is effective in cooler months.

Commoner through autumn and winter on small worm baits; keep rigs light and hooks modest.

A useful cooler-month flatfish on worm baits; fish the sandy ground rather than weed or rough patches.

More likely through colder months on worm baits fished on a two-hook flattie rig.

A useful autumn and winter flatfish; use small worm baits and avoid casting beyond the productive channels.

Small worm or squid baits on light bottom rigs can produce fish in cooler months.

Can show through the cooler months; present small worm baits on light, tidy rigs.

Can appear with winter flatfish, particularly on softer ground; small strips of lugworm or ragworm are ideal.

A likely winter flatfish over soft ground; use small worm baits and avoid overly heavy tackle where tide permits.

Occasional over cleaner patches and channel runs in cooler months; small worm baits are effective.

A colder-month bonus from softer ground near the entrance; use small worm baits and short traces.

Can show in the cooler months on sandy-muddy sections; use small hooks with worm strips.

Most likely in colder months on worm or squid cocktails cast onto cleaner sand.

A winter and early-spring possibility on softer ground, taking small worm baits.

Occasional on the softer patches in colder months; present worm baits neatly on the bottom.

More likely in cooler months on sandy or firmer ground; use light tackle and small worm baits.

A possible cold-weather flatfish; keep baits small and fish the deeper run-offs near low water.

Possible over cleaner patches among the mud in colder months; use small worm baits on a simple two-hook flapper.