Flounder Fishing in Somerset

Lug/rag baits worked in gutters at low to mid-flood or last of ebb. Light gear with rolling leads; short casts along channel edges.

Rag/lug in gutters over sand/mud; 2-3 hrs either side of HW; size 2 hooks; light grip leads to hold in tide.

Rag/lug or maddies on light rigs at the turns of tide. Short casts to muddy margins and creek mouths. Late autumn–spring best; keep baits static and scented.

Rag/lug tipped with maddies; short casts to channels and creek mouths on the ebb. Winter into spring; keep baits static in the mud.

Autumn-winter. Short casts into the first gutter with lug or maddies; let rigs trundle with the tide. Best on the last half of the flood.

Late autumn-spring over the mud. Last of the flood and first ebb. Light flapper, size 2 hooks with rag or lug; short casts along the harbour mouth.

Autumn–winter. Rag or lug, short casts into close gutters on the flood. Light rigs and beads help; let baits slowly roll.

Autumn–spring; small lug/rag tipped with crab. Short casts into gutters on the flood and first of ebb; stir the bait to lift scent.

Late autumn-spring in brackish margins. Small worm baits on light rigs; short casts and let baits trundle with the ebb.

Nov–Apr; lug or rag tipped with mackerel. Cast short to channel edges as the tide makes; expect slack-line bites in strong flow. Size 2–4 hooks, long snoods.

Winter–early spring along muddy edges. Small rag/lug or worm-tipped spoon, short casts. First hours of flood best; use watch leads to slowly trot.

Take ragworm/maddie close in on mixed ground; small hooks and lighter leads when tide eases.

Year-round, best late winter–spring. Rag/lug on small hooks; cast into muddy gutters and slowly lift-and-drift on the flood and first of the ebb.

Flood over muddy sand and runnels; small rag/lug on long-snood flappers, short lob 20–40m. Best autumn–spring.

Rag/lug on long snoods; cast to channel edges on flood or ebb; autumn-spring. Keep mobile to find shallow gutters.

Late autumn to spring on smaller tides. Rag or lug on light ledger; cast short into harbour channel edges. Slow retrieve to search. Best last of flood and first of ebb.

Late autumn–spring. Rag/lug or small crab close in on neaps; target seams and eddies along the wall. Gentle bites—leave slack to develop.

Flood and first of the ebb on neaps. Rag or lug tipped with crab at short range in gutters. Let bites develop.

Autumn-spring on worm/crab. Short casts to gutter edges on Sand Bay around mid tide. Keep leads light and move to find bites.

Autumn-spring. Worm baits with a touch of bling on long-trace rigs. Cast short into muddy patches and gullies around low to mid-flood.

Calmer neap floods to HW. Rag/lug or crab, slow-rolled along mud seams and eddies close in.

Late winter–spring in gutters. Worm baits cast uptide to settle; slow retrieves along channel edges on ebb/flood turns.

Autumn-spring; lug or rag on a rolling lead, short casts into gutters and runnels. Best last of the ebb into first of the flood.

Autumn–spring. Small lug/rag with a bit of bling; very short casts into muddy gutters on the flood. Slow retrieve to search.

Sep–Mar. Lug or rag on long snoods; gentle lobs into channels and gutter mouths. Best last of the flood and first of the ebb.