Smoothhound Fishing in Dorset

Late May-Sep; peeler crab on pulley rigs, 30-60 yd. Best two hours into the flood, dusk into dark. Keep line angle high to beat surf.

Late spring to summer over clean sand; crab baits (peeler/hermit) at medium range on a flooding evening tide.

May-Sep; peeler or hardback crab on pulley or 2-hook rigs. Cast onto clean/mixed ground; best on the flood into dusk/dark.

May–Sept evenings; fresh peeler crab on pulley or running ledger, 2/0–3/0. Fish the flood over clean sand. Quick release.

Late spring to early autumn; peeler crab or hermit; fish the flood at 30-80 yd; best at dusk into dark.

May–Sep. Fresh peeler or hard crab on 3/0-4/0 running ledger or pulley. 30–80 yds over clean shingle; best dusk into night on a pushing tide.

Late spring–summer; peeler crab is king; fish the first few hours of the flood for mobile packs.

May–Sep. Peeler crab on pulley or running ledger; fish the flood at short to medium range along gutters, best at dusk into dark.

June–Sept, after dusk on a pushing tide. Fresh peeler crab on a pulley pennel; long casts over clean sand between groynes.

Late spring–autumn. Crab baits at dusk into night; cast beyond first bar. Pulley rigs with 2/0–3/0 circle hooks.

Early summer to autumn, calm evenings. Fresh peeler crab on running ledger or pulley with 2-4/0 circle. Cast 40-80 yd onto clean sand. Best on the flood.

Summer evenings on a flooding tide over clean sand; cast peeler/hardback crab baits to the edge of sandbars from Knoll/Middle Beach. Use pulley rigs with 3/0-4/0 hooks.

May–Sep. Peeler crab on running ledger/pulley at 30–80 yd over clean sand. Best on a building tide into dusk.

More likely in warmer months on peeler/crab or fish baits when the water is clearer and tide not at peak run.

Summer chance on peeler crab; fish into the main run and be ready for long, fast runs.

Late spring–autumn; crab baits and a long cast into cleaner sand; best on mild evenings with some tide run.

Peeler crab on a 2/0 running ledger, summer evenings on the flood; fish into the deeper channel but avoid the ferry cables. Hold the rod for bites.

May–Sep; peeler/soft crab on pulley rigs; target sandy patches on the flood into dusk; allow leads to roll to locate fish.

June–Sept; peeler crab on the flood into dusk. Use light gear with smooth drags; release quickly.

Occasional in warmer months on peeler crab/fish baits; aim for cleaner patches between rough ground at slack water.

May–Sept on a flooding tide. Peeler or soft crab on strong pulley rigs at medium range over clean ground.

June-Sep from the beach into Christchurch Bay on dusk floods. Peeler crab on pulley rigs; 3-4 oz leads to hold in tide.

Late spring–autumn over sand patches. Peeler or soft crab on flowing traces at dusk on the flood.

Late spring-summer; peeler crab on pulley or running ledger, medium range over clean sand. Dusk on the flood.

Occasional in late spring-summer. Peeler crab at short to medium range over cleaner patches on an evening flood.