Flounder fishing marks
26 UK shore marks where anglers catch Flounder, with the best season and method logged for each.
Where to fish for Flounder
| Mark | Region | Season | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaeron | Wales | Sep–Mar | Lugworm or ragworm fished hard on the bottom over sand/silt inside the harbour mouth. |
| Barmouth Bridge & Harbour | Wales | Sep–Mar | Ragworm or small crab on light running leger rigs from the harbour edge and estuary shoreline. |
| Borth | Wales | Year-round, peak Mar–May | Lugworm or ragworm fished close in on the drop of the tide, especially near stream outfalls. |
| Bude Breakwater | South West | All year | Lug/rag on 2-hook flapper |
| Camber Sands | South East | All year | Rag/lug fished close in |
| 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. |
| Eastbourne Seafront | South East | Oct–Feb | Lug/squid cocktail cast from the beach after dark |
| Exmouth Beach & Exe Estuary Mouth | South West | Sep–Feb | Crab or worm fished hard on the bottom off the clock tower area and lower estuary as water cools. |
| Freshwater West | Wales | Sep–Feb | Worm bait fished in the sandy gullies at low water, best on a settled low-water spring. |
| Herne Bay | South East | Mar–May | Rag/lug close in around the estuary mouth |
| Llandudno Pier | Wales | Sep–Mar (historic) | Simple bottom rigs with worm or fish bait over sand near the pier legs. |
| Luce Bay (Sandhead) | Scotland | Sep–Mar | Small hooks and worm/peeler crab fished close in, especially around burn mouths. |
| Northcott Mouth | South West | All year | Rag/lug close in |
| 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. |
| Prince of Wales Pier | South West | Oct–Mar | Worm bait fished hard on the bottom, a reliable winter target at night. |
| Reculver | South East | All year | Small hooks baited with rag/lug close to the boulders |
| Saltburn Pier | North East | Apr–Oct | Light leger with peeler crab or worm close to the pier legs. |
| South Shields Pier | North East | Apr–Oct | Light leger with worm or peeler crab on the snaggy inshore ground. |
| Southend Pier | East | Sep–Mar | Small hooks baited with ragworm or peeler crab fished close in along the pier legs. |
| Southsea Seafront | South East | Nov–Feb | Lugworm or ragworm on a two-hook flapper cast just beyond the surf on winter evening tides. |
| 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. |
| Teignmouth Seafront & Back Beach | South West | Oct–Feb | Small hooks with worm or fish strip fished hard on the bottom in the estuary channel through winter. |
| Thurso / Scrabster | Scotland | Sep–Mar | Bottom-fished bait close in around the harbour. |
| Whitby West Pier | North East | Apr–Oct | Light leger with worm or peeler crab close to the pier structure on the sandy ground. |
| Whitstable Street | South East | All year | Rag/lug fished around the harbour and groyne marks |