Dover Sole Fishing in Dorset

Summer–autumn nights; short to mid-range with rag/black lug or peeler. Neap tides, last of flood into first ebb over clean patches.

May–Oct on calm nights. Fish close (10–40m) over clean sand with running ledger/boom. Small rag/lug or sandeel strip. Best on neap tides and a gentle flood.

Summer nights on calm seas; fish close in over sand with small rag/lug on long snoods; gentle tides.

Warm nights Jun–Sept; short casts close in with rag or lug tipped with maddies on long snoods and light leads over clean sand.

Warm nights May–Sep; 20–40m on clean sand; lug or rag, or lug/squid cocktail; keep rigs pinned with light grips; slack to first flood.

Jun–Oct, settled seas after dusk. Rag, lug or maddies on long snoods, short lobs 10–40 yds. Slack water to early flood fishes best.

Jul-Oct, after dark on neap tides; small rag or maddies cast 10-30 m onto clean sand; use simple, pinned rigs.

Warm calm nights Jun–Sep. Fish close in with rag or lug on light flappers and long snoods. Last of the flood and first of the ebb.

Warm, calm nights over clean sand; size 2–4 hooks with rag/lug on a running ledger; short casts; neaps can fish well.

Warm nights Jun–Sep; small rag or lug close in (20–40m) over clean sand with gentle surf. Long snoods, light leads.

May–Oct, best 2 hrs after dusk on neap tides. Small rag or crab baits close in along the troughs between groynes.

Night fishing in summer-autumn on clean sand patches; short casts with ragworm or squid strip on a running ledger. Neap tides and small surf help.

May-Sep, still nights. Rag or lug on size 2 long-shanks, short casts into the gutter at low to mid tide. Light leads; keep baits static.

Jun–Sep on calm nights; small lug/rag baits, short casts just beyond the first gutter; neap tides can fish well.

After dark; small worm baits (rag/lug or rag/squid) on a long snood, gentle lobs to the margins. Summer–autumn, neaps or slack to early flood.

Summer–early autumn nights; fish close in between groynes with small rag/lug or maddies on long snoods. Neap tides and slow flows score.

Summer–autumn nights; close-in (10–40 m) with rag/lug or small peeler on light, long snoods. Keep baits static.

June–Sept, after dark. Fish close (20–40 m) with small hooks, long flowing traces and rag/lug; keep baits static.

Jun–Oct warm nights; small rag or maddies on long snoods, 10–30m from the edge of the surf. Neaps and a gentle flood are best.

Night sessions with rag or lug on long snoods; cast to channel edges over mud/sand. Apr–Oct; neap tides and gentle flow suit them.

Jun-Oct after dark on calm seas; small rag/lug on long snoods, short lob tight to the slope and groyne edges. Slow steady tide best.

Summer–autumn nights over mud; small rag/lug on long low rigs, static line. Best 2 hrs either side of high on neaps. Keep casts short.

Warm nights Jul–Oct; rag/lug or small crab; short cast onto clean sand at the base of the shingle; slow flood to high water.

June–Oct, after dark. Short cast rag/lug or maddies tight to the surf line along the beach side. Light leads, long snoods. Slack into first of the flood often best.

Warm, calm nights Jun-Sep; close-in lug/rag on long snoods with light leads. Cast 10-30 yd into the surf and leave baits static.