Lesser Spotted Dogfish Fishing in Somerset

Very common after dark. Fish the flood into and over HW on the clean sand with small mackerel/sandeel strips on 2-hook flappers. Keep baits rolling in the tide.

Abundant after dark on the flood to HW over sandy ground outside the harbour. Cast 40-70 m. Small mackerel/squid cocktails on 2/0 pennel. Keep gear clear of weed on big tides.

After dark on the flood; fish mackerel or squid strips at 30–60 yd over clean-to-mixed sand. Use 5–6 oz grip leads in strong tides.

Very common after dark; fish or squid baits on pulley rigs. Cast to clean/mixed patches from the point on a flooding or ebbing tide. Use 5-6oz grip leads in the run.

Very common after dark. 2-3 hook flapper with small mackerel or squid strips or sandeel. Fish over sand-mud on a flooding tide.

Squid or mackerel strips on 2-hook flappers over mixed ground. Best at dusk on the flood. Use grip leads in the strong tide.

Night over mixed ground; fish or squid baits on the flood. 5–7oz grip leads to hold tide.

Very common. Squid or mackerel strip on 2-hook flappers; 6-8oz grippers. Best on the flood into HW, especially after dark over mixed ground.

Very common after dark on the flood. Fish/squid baits on pulley or 2-hook flappers; cast to sand patches between kelp. Use rotten-bottom and 5–6oz grips on big tides.

Night on the shingle; small fish baits or worm/squid cocktails, 30–60 m. Flood and first of ebb fish well.

Very common on the flood into dark. Squid or mackerel on pulley/clip-down; cast to kelpy gullies. Use rotten-bottom. Best spring–autumn.

Very regular at night over clean sand. Small fish or squid baits on 2/0; fish 2 hours either side of HW. Strong grip leads needed for tide run.

Evening into the flood on mixed ground; fish baits (mackerel/squid) on 2-hook flappers at 30–60m. Strong tide—fish neaps or slack on springs.

Very common at night on flooding tides; fish squid or mackerel on 2-hook flappers into clean patches between rocks.

After dark on the flood. Fish or sandeel baits on 2‑hook flappers; keep baits tight to bottom. Common while ray fishing.

Very common. Small strips of mackerel/squid on 2-hook flapper. Bites through the tide, best after dark on the flood. Mixed ground; 20–50 m casts.

Very common year-round. Fish/squid strips on 2-hook flappers, 30–60 yd casts. Best after dark over low to mid-flood.

Very common after dark from the ledges; use 2-3 hook flappers with sandeel or mackerel on neaps or around slack water. 6-8oz grippers needed in the run.

Year-round and abundant. Night best. Small fish/squid or worm baits on 2-hook flappers over sand/mud. Any state of tide; short to medium casts.

After dark on most tides; fish/squid baits on pulley or 2-hook flappers. Cast onto sand runs between kelp; use rotten-bottom to beat snags.

Common year-round. Small fish or squid on 2-hook flappers; short casts into gutters at LW up or first of ebb. Strong tide - use 6-8 oz leads.

Regular over mixed/rough ground on the flood and first of the ebb. Squid or mackerel baits; long traces with 5–7 oz grippers to hold in tide.

After dark over muddy sand, 1–2 hrs either side of high on neaps. Sandeel or mackerel strip on 2-hook clip-down. 6–7oz grip leads to hold.

All year, especially after dark. Fish/squid/worm baits on clean patches between rough. Short casts on the flood; use grip leads.

Night flood over sandy mud; 5–6oz gripper. Small squid/mackerel strips on 2-hook flappers. Best first push to high water.