Flounder Fishing in Flintshire

Bread-and-butter species; fish lug/maddie or rag on a running ledger or 2-hook flapper into the channel on the flood/early ebb.

Bread-and-butter catch over mud/sand; rag/madder or small lug cocktails on a running ledger.

Very common in estuary channels; lug/maddie or small crab baits on a running ledger, best 2 hrs either side of high.

Common close in; peeler/crab or rag baits; look for gutters on the flood.

Reliable year-round; target channel edges with ragworm/maddies or small crab on a running ledger near low-water push.

Bread-and-butter species here; fish lug/rag or crab strips on a running ledger into gutters on the flood.

Regular on lug/maddie or rag; fish the flooding tide into coloured water, especially near any run-off or slightly softer sand.

Classic estuary target; fish ragworm/madder or small crab in sandy pockets on the flooding tide.

Bread-and-butter species; rag/madder or lug on a running ledger close to the flood tide and into HW slack.

Main target; rag/lug, maddies or small crab. Fish moving water into slack; try short snoods to reduce tangles in flow.

Mainstay catch; best on peeler crab, rag or maddie fished on a running ledger into the flow around high water.

Best staple; target channels on the flood with lug/rag or tipped worm. Keep leads light enough to hold without burying.

Prime target over mud/sand; peeler crab, rag or lug on the flood, especially 2–3 hrs either side of high.

Key target; fish the flooding tide into dusk. Rag/lug, maddie or small crab baits on a running leger close to drop-offs.

Best on lug/maddie or tipped rag; target gutters on the flood and into early ebb.

Often close in and in estuary channels; ragworm or lug on a simple running ledger works well around tide turns.

Often nearer Dee influence and any gutters; fish into darkness on a flooding tide with rag/lug.

Best around low-water gutters and any freshwater influence; rag/lug or small fish baits; works well in daylight too.

Often close in around gullies near groynes; rag/lug and short casts can outfish long-range chucking.

Shows in shallower water and near any run of tide; rag/lug or small crab baits; keep traces simple and light.