Dab Fishing in Neath Port Talbot

Reliable most of the year, especially cooler months. Lug/black lug or rag on size 2–1/0; keep baits small and keep them moving if bites slow.

Common year-round; rag/lug and small squid or fish strip pick up steady catches.

Reliable on lug or small squid strips; cast to mixed sand patches and keep moving if bites slow.

Common; small worm baits on size 2–1 hooks, light traces and steady retrieve can pick them up.

Regular, especially winter/spring; small cocktails on size 2–1 hooks work well.

Common when conditions are calm; light leads and small baits work well over sand.

Good fallback species on small worm baits; keeps bites coming when conditions are settled.

Regular by-catch over clean sand; small worm baits and smaller hooks score well, especially in calmer conditions.

Reliable flatfish on lug or rag; work slightly shorter casts into the near gully at mid-tide.

Common by-catch on most tides; small worm baits and light-ish leads help, often taken in the closer gutters.

Common on clean sand; small strips of mackerel/squid or lug on size 4–1 hooks. Good for bites between bigger fish.