Pollack Fishing in Dorset

Very common on lures or float-fished sandeel/joey mackerel tight to the kelp edge; best on moving tide.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; work soft plastics/jellyworms deep along the tide edge and under ledges. Neaps and slack-to-first push are easiest.

Work sandeel shads or metals at dawn/dusk on the flood; cast along the tide run and let lures sink past ledges. 20–40g often needed. Beware swells.

Best on float-fished rag/sandeel or soft plastics worked along kelp edges; dusk and flooding tide often best.

Weedless soft plastics or metal jigs worked along kelpy ledges at dusk on the flood. Long drop-off; keep lures high to avoid snags. Best Mar–Nov, especially after a slight swell.

Work metal jigs or sandeel-pattern soft plastics along kelp edges on the flood at dawn/dusk. Float-fished rag/sandeel off the ledges also scores. Keep lures high to avoid snags.

Very common on float/ledger close to kelp; crab or mackerel strip, also spinners/soft plastics in calm seas.

Work soft plastics or metals along kelp edges on the flood into dusk; keep lures deep in the tide race tight to the ledges.

Best on spinning/float-fished sandeels or soft plastics along tide lines; takes well in clear water and swell-lifted colour.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; cast metal jigs or soft plastics parallel to the ledges into deep water. Float-fished sandeel also scores.

Dawn/dusk; cast metal jigs or soft plastics tight along the rock face, let them sink then retrieve. Flooding tide with some movement. Summer-autumn.

Dusk into dark with metal/soft lures or float-fished sandeel along ledges; work parallel to the weedline on a flooding tide.

Evening/dawn on flooding tide; work weedless soft plastics or metal jigs parallel to the kelp line. Keep lures mid-water. Long leader and steady retrieve.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; work metal jigs or slim soft plastics along kelp edges, retrieve high to avoid snags.

Shallow-diving plugs or 20-40 g metals/soft plastics worked along kelp edges at dusk/dawn on the flood; also float-fished sandeel. Keep lures high to avoid snags.

Soft plastics or metals tight to kelp fringes at dusk into dark on the flood. Count them down and retrieve slow. Use a long leader for abrasion resistance; expect snags.

Soft plastics or metals worked along the tide edge at dawn/dusk; cast parallel to the ledges and retrieve slow and deep.

Work metal jigs or soft shads along kelp edges at dawn or dusk on a flooding tide; clear water, summer to autumn; expect snags, use weedless rigs.

Soft plastics or metals along tide seams at dawn/dusk; fish the flood or first of ebb, keep lures deep along kelp edges.

Dawn/dusk on the flood; cast soft shads or metals along drop-offs or float sandeel over kelp; let lures sink then retrieve steadily.

Work metal jigs/soft plastics along the drop-offs at dusk on a flooding tide. Long casts not essential; keep lures deep along the kelp.

Best on spinning or float-fished sandeel/soft plastics tight to kelp; fishes well on flooding tide in clearer water.

Best on the flood and into dusk; float-fished rag/sandeel or spinning small shads/metal over the reef edges and deeper kelp beds.

Reliable on rough ground; float-fish rag/sandeel or spin metal lures along the tide run—keep fish moving to avoid kelp.

Very reliable on float-fished rag/mackerel strip or spinning; work kelp edges on the flood.