Plaice Fishing in Flintshire

Best spring–early summer on clean sand; peeler/crab, lug or rag. Fish into the flooding tide along gutters.

Clean sand patches near the mouth; rag/lug cocktail or tipped worm baits, longer traces help in clear water.

Spring–summer best; lug/rag with a bit of bling/attractor beads can help on clearer water.

Best spring–early summer; lugworm/ragworm or small tipped baits; try clean sand patches and moderate range casts.

Spring–early summer best; peeler/crab or worm baits and a bit of colour (beads/blades) can help.

Spring–summer; use long traces and small hooks with rag/lug, fish clean sand at range.

Spring/early summer can see better fish; rag or lug with a bit of crab; fish the first of the flood over new ground.

More likely on cleaner sand patches; try lug/rag with a few beads and a longer trace in spring/early summer.

Best spring/early summer; worm baits over clean sand; long casts can help.

More likely spring–early summer on firmer sand; try lug tipped with crab or a small flashy bead/attractor near the hook.

Shows in spring/early summer on sandier areas; try worm baits and add beads/spoons for attraction.

Occasional; best in spring/early summer on lug or worm/sandeel strip on clean sand, light leads if conditions allow.

Occasional on cleaner sand; best with worm tipped with small strip, keep leads light where possible.

Occasional; target spring tides with long casts into cleaner sand, use lug tipped with mussel/peeler.

Occasional in the estuary channels; try worm baits with a bit of movement (beads/spoons) on the flooding tide.

Occasional over cleaner patches; try worm baits on a longer snood/rolling ledger on calmer, clearer floods.

Occasional, more likely nearer the mouth on cleaner ground; try rag/squid cocktail and longer traces when flow eases.

Rare in the upper estuary; possible lower down the Dee system. Best chance on spring tides with lug/fish strip.

Not a mainstay but possible when tides run cleaner; worm baits with beads/attractors fished on the turn of the tide.