Garfish Fishing in Dorset

Float-fish tiny mackerel strips or small sandeel 3–6 ft deep along the outer edge on a flooding evening tide, late spring–autumn.

Float a sliver of mackerel or rag mid-water at dusk on spring tides; summer–early autumn. Long light snood, size 6–8 hooks.

Float-fish thin mackerel strip or worm 1–2 m under a float over deep water; clear summer floods, sunny afternoons best.

Late spring–autumn on clear, calm days; float a strip of mackerel or small worm just off the surface along the Run or tide edge.

Late spring–summer; float-fished sandeel strips or small lures, long trace helps avoid bite-offs.

Late spring–autumn; float-fish small fish strips or sandeel just under the surface along the outer wall on the flood.

May–Oct; float-fish thin mackerel strips or small spinners in top 2 m around the end. Clear, calm seas on the flood, dawn/evening.

Clear, calm summer days; small mackerel strip on a float set shallow over reef edges on the flood.

Clear water, rising tide; float small strip of mackerel or rag just under surface off the arch. Best late spring–early autumn, calm seas.

Late spring–autumn; fish a shallow float with a sliver of mackerel or small sandeel and slow retrieve along the pier face on the flood.

Float small strips of mackerel or sandeel over clear water in summer; steady retrieve; best on the flood and at dusk.

Clear, calm days in summer; drift a strip of mackerel on a float set shallow over the ledges. Rising tide best.

Summer; float-fished rag/mackerel strip or small spinners; long shank hooks help with unhooking.

Float a thin mackerel strip shallow and drift it across the Run on a making tide; best in bright, calm summer conditions.

Summer; shallow-set float with rag/sandeel, keep it moving. Rising tide along the outer wall and pier head.

Float small slivers of mackerel/sandeel 3–6 ft deep over clean patches on a flood; best late spring to early autumn, bright calm days.

Late spring–autumn in clear water. Float-fish mackerel strip or use small spoons near the surface at the mouth on a flooding tide.

Float tiny slivers of fish or spin slim metals just under the surface at first light/dusk on the flood in summer.

May–Oct; float fish small mackerel strip/sandeel mid-water; clear water, flood tide; use fine wire hooks.

Float a sliver of mackerel shallow over clear water on calm, bright days; late spring to autumn, best on the flood and at dusk.

Float a sliver of mackerel or small sandeel mid-water from the end in summer on a rising tide; fast retrieve can trigger takes.

May-Sep; float-fish a sliver of mackerel 3-6 ft deep across the tide. Evenings on the flood with clear water.

Calm summer days; float a small sliver of mackerel shallow on fine wire trace. Work tide lines near the Cobb on the flood.

Late spring–autumn. Float-fish small sandeel or mackerel strip 1–2 m deep along reef edges in clear water on the flood.

Late spring–summer; float-fish sandeel strips near the surface in calmer spells, especially along current seams.