Plaice Fishing in Kent

Kent has 72 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–Oct
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Best months: Feb–Jun, Sep–Oct · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.

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Time of day Daylight sessions fish best

Best plaice marks in Kent

Ranked by how strongly plaice show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.

Sandwich Bay Hotspot for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Target sandy patches and channels with lugworm, ragworm or worm-and-tipped baits during spring and autumn.

Whitstable Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 63 Fair

Fish clean sandy patches in spring and early summer with lugworm, ragworm or worm-and-squid cocktails.

Dymchurch Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 57 Fair

A reliable spring target over cleaner sand; use worm, ragworm or lugworm on clipped-down rigs.

The Patch, Dungeness Reliable for plaice
Today 65 Good

Spring can be productive; use lugworm, ragworm or tipped worm baits, ideally over cleaner patches.

Dungeness Boats Reliable for plaice
Today 57 Fair

Spring and early summer can produce fish on ragworm, lugworm or worm-and-mussel baits.

Ramsgate Main Sands Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

A spring and early-summer target over clean sand; use small worm or mussel baits on a light flowing trace.

Deal Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

A reliable spring and early-summer target over clean shingle-and-sand patches; worm baits work well.

Hythe Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 65 Good

Best in spring and early summer over cleaner patches; try ragworm or lugworm, often at moderate range.

Botany Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Fish clean sandy patches with ragworm or lugworm, particularly in spring and early summer.

Greatstone Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 57 Fair

A regular spring and early-summer flatfish; fish worm or ragworm baits over cleaner sand between shingle patches.

Sandgate Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 51 Fair

Fish worm-and-bead rigs over cleaner sand and shingle patches in spring and early summer.

St Mary’s Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 57 Fair

Most likely over cleaner sand in spring and summer; ragworm, lugworm and tipped baits can produce.

Walmer Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 62 Fair

A reliable spring and early-summer target over the cleaner patches; use worm or squid-and-worm cocktails on a flowing trace.

Westbrook Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

A reliable spring and early-summer target over clean sand; use small worm baits with coloured attractors.

Joss Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Spring and early summer target over clean sand; use ragworm or lugworm on a clipped-down flapper.

Kingsgate Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Fishworm, ragworm or squid strips on the cleaner sand in spring and early summer; use a flowing trace.

West Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Spring and early summer target over clean sand; use lugworm or ragworm tipped with small strips of squid.

Stone Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

A spring and early-summer target over clean sand; use a light two-hook flapper with lugworm, ragworm or tipped strips of squid.

Sandown Castle Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Spring is the prime period; fish worm or ragworm baits over cleaner shingle-and-sand patches.

Deal Pier Reliable for plaice
Today 62 Fair

Spring and autumn target on clean ground; use ragworm, lugworm or tipped worm baits close to the seabed.

Kingsdown Beach Reliable for plaice
Today 62 Fair

Fish ragworm, lugworm or tipped baits over cleaner shingle/sand patches, especially in spring.

Viking Bay Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Most likely over clean sand in spring and autumn; use ragworm or lugworm, ideally on a flowing tide.

Dungeness Lifeboat Station Reliable for plaice
Today 57 Fair

Spring and early summer can produce fish over cleaner ground; tipped worm baits and a slow, patient approach help.

Dungeness Point Reliable for plaice
Today 65 Good

Spring and early summer can produce fish; lugworm, ragworm and small tipped baits are effective.

Cliffsend Reliable for plaice
Today 64 Fair

Most likely in spring and early summer on cleaner sand; tipped worm rigs can pick them out.

Plus 47 more rated marks — browse every mark in Kent.

Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.

Tactics for plaice

Top baits, best first

  1. Lugworm
  2. Ragworm
  3. Razorfish
  4. Mussel

Rigs that work, best first

  1. Long & Low
  2. Wishbone Clip Down (2-Hook)
  3. Loop Rig (Portsmouth Loop)

Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Plaice species guide.

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