A new coastline to explore
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Hampshire has 64 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.
Most reliable in spring and autumn; use ragworm or lugworm tipped with small bright attractors.
Fish the cleaner sandier patches with worm or small strips of squid; spring can be productive.
A spring target over cleaner sand patches; fish worm or squid-and-worm baits with a flowing trace.
Most likely in spring and early summer; use ragworm, lugworm or tipped cocktails over cleaner sand.
Spring is most reliable; use worm or ragworm baits on clean, sandy patches at moderate range.
Fish worm baits over cleaner patches of sand and finer shingle, particularly through spring.
Spring and autumn flatfish target; lugworm, ragworm and tipped spoons account for fish.
Worm and small strip baits over the cleaner patches can pick out spring fish.
Spring and early summer can produce fish over sandy patches; lugworm tipped with a sliver of squid works well.
Worth targeting on cleaner sandier areas in spring; tipped worm baits and a moving tide are useful.
Spring and early summer can be productive; use ragworm or lugworm tipped with a small bright attractor.
Most likely in spring and early summer on cleaner sandy patches; lugworm, ragworm and small tipped traces work well.
Most likely in spring and early summer over cleaner patches; ragworm tipped with a small strip of squid works well.
Use ragworm, lugworm or tipped strips of squid on clean sandy areas in spring.
Fish clean sandy patches on a rising tide using ragworm or lugworm tipped with a small strip of squid.
Most likely in spring and early summer; ragworm tipped with squid or a small strip of mackerel works well.
Spring and early summer fish; use ragworm or lugworm on light flowing rigs.
Most likely on cleaner patches near the harbour mouth, particularly in spring; lugworm and ragworm work well.
Spring and early summer can be worthwhile with ragworm, lugworm or tipped worm baits on sandy ground.
Most likely in spring and early summer; lugworm or ragworm tipped with a small strip of squid can help.
Target the cleaner sand with lugworm or ragworm, particularly through spring and autumn.
Best over cleaner sand in spring and early summer; lugworm, ragworm and tipped baits work.
Fish worm or tipped baits over cleaner sand patches, particularly in spring and early summer.
Worth targeting over cleaner sand in spring and autumn with lugworm, ragworm or tipped strips of squid.
Most likely in spring and early summer; lugworm or ragworm tipped with a small attractor can help.
Plus 39 more rated marks — browse every mark in Hampshire.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
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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.