A new coastline to explore
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Carmarthenshire has 20 shore marks rated for plaice. They're ranked below by how strongly plaice show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
When to go
Out of season — best Feb–Jun, Sep–OctBest months: Feb–Jun, Sep–Oct · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
Time of day Daylight sessions fish best
Ranked by how strongly plaice show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Spring–summer chance on lug/rag and small cocktails; look for cleaner sand patches and moderate tide run.
Best late spring–summer; use longer casts to clearer sand, add beads/spinners and fresh worm or crab.
Spring–summer on clean sand with worm baits; long casts to deeper gutters can help.
Cleaner middle of the bay on bigger tides; lug/rag with a bit of beads/attractor, keep baits moving with tide.
Spring can produce; worm baits and a bit of movement on a rolling leger works well.
Seasonal; target clean sand in spring with worm baits, long traces and smaller hooks.
Seasonal on cleaner patches; try worm/squid cocktails with beads/attractors, especially in spring/early summer.
More likely in late winter/spring; lug/rag with a small bead/attractor can help on clear, settled conditions.
Spring can be worth a try; longish casts to cleaner sand. Use worm baits and add beads/attractors on the trace.
Spring/early summer chance over cleaner ground; lug/rag and long traces can help if weed is light.
Best when water clears and in spring/early summer; lug and rag are consistent. Add beads/spoons to trace for attraction.
Occasional on firmer sand toward the mouth; lug/rag with beads/attractors can help in clearer water.
Spring/early summer chance on worm or tipped baits; look for firmer sand patches and slower flow.
Occasional on cleaner sandy patches near the mouth; worm baits, small hooks, longer snood can help.
Occasional on spring tides over cleaner sand; worm baits and a moving tide help.
Occasional; try lug tipped with squid on a longer hooklength on the first of the flood and near slack.
Occasional; try early season spring fish with tipped lug/mussel on flowing water.
Occasional on firmer sand/shingle; try worm baits and longer snoods for a natural presentation.
Occasional; try worm baits on cleaner patches near the main channel on bigger tides.
Occasional; target cleaner sand patches with lug tipped with mussel, longer snoods can help.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Top baits, best first
Rigs that work, best first
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Plaice species guide.
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New region just landed
We’ve added a whole new stretch of coastline — from Kent round to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Every mark comes with a full guide, target species, baits and rigs, and live fishing forecasts.
Weather, tide, and sea conditions are already synced for every new mark, so you can plan a session right away.