Dab fishing marks
12 UK shore marks where anglers catch Dab, with the best season and method logged for each.
Where to fish for Dab
| Mark | Region | Season | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barmouth Bridge & Harbour | Wales | Oct–Jan | Bottom-fished lugworm or fish strip from the estuary shore and open beach through autumn/winter. |
| Crooklets Beach | South West | Oct–Mar | Small strips of worm on a light flapper rig, fished close in around low water on the incoming tide. |
| Hastings Stade | South East | All year | Fresh lug/ragworm on a two-hook flapper; sticky black lug best for dabs |
| Llandudno Pier | Wales | Sep–Mar (historic) | Simple bottom rigs with worm or fish bait over sand near the pier legs. |
| Portreath | South West | All year, best autumn/winter | Small hooks with worm bait fished on the bottom in the harbour or beach at low tide. |
| Reculver | South East | All year | Small hooks baited with rag/lug close to the boulders |
| Saunton Sands | South West | Nov–Feb | Worm/fish-strip cocktails, best on calmer winter days or after onshore blows. |
| South Shields Pier | North East | Apr–Oct | Light leger with worm or peeler crab on the snaggy inshore ground. |
| Splash Point, Rhyl | Wales | Year-round, best Sep–Dec | Two- or three-hook flapper rigs baited with lugworm or ragworm over the flat sand. |
| Stonehaven Harbour | Scotland | All year, best autumn–winter | Small hooks and worm/mussel fished on the bottom inside the harbour or off the beach at low tide. |
| Thurso / Scrabster | Scotland | Sep–Mar | Bottom-fished bait close in around the harbour. |
| Whitstable Street | South East | All year | Small hooks baited with lug on the sandier stretches towards Seasalter |