Whiting Fishing in Dorset

Winter nights; small strips of mackerel or squid on two-hook flappers; cast 30-70 yd; fish over high water.

Winter nights on the flood; 2–3 hook flappers with lug tipped squid at mid-range. Fish colour lines after a blow.

Oct-Feb nights; small lug/squid cocktails on 2-hook flappers, 40-80 yd. Keep baits tight and rods high to avoid drag in the surf.

Winter evenings. Clip-down rigs with lug or mackerel strip for distance. Fish the first of the flood into darkness; bites at range as tide eases.

Winter nights; lug or squid cocktails at 40-80 m onto clean sand; best on a flooding tide.

Autumn–winter; small squid/fish strip cocktail on 2-hook flapper; bites improve in a bit of surf.

Winter evenings on flooding/early ebb; 2-3 hook flappers with lug, mackerel strip or squid at range onto clean sand.

Nov–Feb nights. Small mackerel or worm strips on 2-hook flappers; cast mid-range. Best on the flood and first of the ebb.

Winter nights on clean sand. Size 1-2 hooks, worm/squid cocktails. Best on a making tide; keep baits small and fresh.

Late autumn–winter after dark. 2–3 hook flappers with lug or mackerel strips. Cast 40–80m. Best on the flood and first of the ebb when the sea is coloured.

Nov–Feb; long casts with mackerel/squid cocktails. Best after dark on the flood; clip-down rigs.

Winter nights; small fish or worm strips at 60–100 m over clean sand. Keep rigs clipped for distance.

Autumn–winter sport, especially after dark; fish baits on 2–3 hook flapper rigs; keep hooks small to avoid missed bites.

Winter nights over clean/mixed ground; 2-3 hook flappers with lug, mackerel strip or squid; best on the flood into high water.

Autumn–winter nights. Lug or small fish-bait cocktails on two/three-hook flappers, 60–100m. Fish the last of the flood through high.

Winter nights on the flood; small lug or squid baits at range; best in clear, cold seas.

Oct–Jan nights on the flood; small mackerel/squid strips or lug on size 1–2 two-hook flappers at medium range.

Winter evenings/nights. Small fish or squid baits cast into the channel; light surf or coloured water helps.

Oct–Jan after dark; 2–3 hook flappers baited with mackerel/squid; 40–80m on the flood; clip-down to hold in any surf.

Oct-Feb after dark; small strip baits on 2-3 hook flappers. Cast 40-70 yds. Fish a flooding tide and avoid heavy weed.

Late autumn–winter nights. Lug or mackerel strips on 2–3 hook flappers; medium range. Best on the flood.

Winter evenings from the beaches; cast worm/squid cocktails to clean ground on the flood and into first of the ebb.

Winter nights, mid–high tide. Small fish or worm baits on clipped-down rigs at range; keep baits small and fresh.

Oct–Feb nights; small fish baits tipped with worm; 2–3 hrs either side of high; cast mid-distance over clean ground.

Autumn–winter nights; small worm or fish baits on two-hook flappers cast to the sand beyond rough ground.