Dab Fishing in Kent

Common through the cooler months; short flowing traces with worm baits work well over clean ground.

Common in cooler months over softer ground; small strips of worm or squid on size 4–1 hooks work well.

Common in cooler months over clean sand; small worm baits on a light flattie rig work well.

Common autumn and winter flatfish; small worm or squid strips work well after dark.

Common on the cleaner sandy patches in cooler months; small worm baits and a two-hook flapper work well.

Common over cleaner sandy patches and gullies; small worm baits on clipped-down rigs work well.

Reliable in cooler months on small worm or strip baits fished on the seabed.

Common over clean sand in cooler months; small worm or lugworm strips on short snoods work well.

Reliable in cooler months and often mixed with plaice; use small hooks and worm, mackerel-strip or squid cocktails.

A common winter flatfish; small strips of mackerel, lugworm or ragworm work well.

Common in cooler months on sandy patches; use ragworm, lugworm or small tipped rigs.

Reliable winter flatfish on clean sand; tipped lugworm or ragworm strips are effective.

Common over cleaner sandy patches; use small hooks with lugworm, ragworm or clam.

Common over softer ground in autumn and winter; small strips of squid or worm work well.

Reliable in cooler months on worm-and-squid cocktails, particularly over a flooding or early ebb tide.

Common over cleaner sand and mud in cooler months; use small strips of lugworm, ragworm or mackerel on size 4–2 hooks.

Reliable cooler-water flatfish; worm or squid-and-worm cocktails on a simple flowing trace work well.

Common winter flatfish on sandy ground; small worm or strip baits on two-hook rigs work well.

Common in cooler months; small worm or squid strips fished close to the seabed work well.

A useful winter flatfish catch over sand; short worm baits and a two-hook flapper can be effective.

Commoner in cooler months; small worm baits and two-hook flapper rigs work well.

More frequent in the colder months; use small worm baits on a two-hook flapper or clipped rig.

Common in cooler months on clean-to-mixed sand; small worm baits and light flapper rigs work well.

Commoner in autumn and winter on sandy ground; small strips of squid, lugworm or ragworm work well.

Common in cooler months; use small worm or squid baits on short flowing traces.