Tompot Blenny Fishing in Dorset

Drop size 12–16 hooks baited with rag/squid tight to the wall and kelpy blocks; bites all tide states. Inner harbour steps and ladders are prolific. Keep traces short and gear light.

Micro hooks and small rag/squid slivers, inches from the woodwork and crevices. Steady year-round; best in daylight at mid tide.

LRF hooks with bits of prawn or rag in rockpools and ledge holes at low to mid tide. Instant bites year-round.

LRF into rock holes and ledges with size 10–14 hooks and small prawn/mussel; any tide, best in calm, clear water.

Tiny hooks (size 14-10) with bits of rag or prawn dropped into holes and under ledges very close in. Any tide state.

Tiny hooks baited with rag/squid slivers lowered tight to rock faces; short line control; best on a flooding tide.

LRF tactics: tiny hooks and rag/shrimp pieces into crevices and under ledges at low water or slack; very close in.

Common in holes at your feet; tiny hooks with prawn/rag dropped down the side at any state. Keep baits static among rocks.

Tiny strips of rag/squid on size 10–14 hooks lowered into cracks and pools; quick bites at mid tide in calm conditions. Handle with wet hands and release.

Common in rock crevices; tiny hooks with rag or squid strips right under the ledges. Best around high water in calm seas.

Drop tiny hooks baited with rag or squid into holes among boulders; any tide in calm conditions; ideal for micro sessions.

Drop small pieces of rag or mussel into crevices at your feet; size 8–12 hooks; ideal for scratching on neap tides.

LRF down the side of ledges with small worms or shrimps; keep tackle tight to avoid snags. Productive on the flood in daylight.

Tiny hooks baited with prawn/worm right in crevices at your feet; lift rather than strike. Best in calm, clear daylight.

Micro-fish with tiny hooks and bits of prawn/worm in rock crevices and around steps; flooding tide in calm seas.

LRF close to the stones; tiny hooks with bits of rag or squid, drop straight down; takes at most states of tide.

Very close in among boulders; tiny hooks baited with rag or prawn, float or freelined. Good for scratch sessions on the flood.

Tiny baits on size 10–12 hooks dropped into cracks and undercuts at high water; hold steady in surge. Year-round, best in summer.

Sight-fish with small pieces of rag or prawn lowered into cracks at your feet. Daylight, any tide; calm days best. Barbless size 10–12 helps unhooking.

Very tight to rock faces; size 8–12 hooks with prawn or rag bits. Fish static under the rod tip at any tide, spring–autumn.

Very close to the rocks; tiny hooks and bits of prawn or rag dropped into crevices at low water. Great micro option on calm days.