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Shore fishing for estuary flounder
Although the flounder is quite distinct there can be confusion between this, the plaice and the dab. The main difference with the flounder is that it has a series of prickles along the forward lateral...
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Shore fishing for beach flounder
Flounder, plaice and dabs are our commonest caught flatfish and beginners can understandably struggle in identifying the different species. Flounder have a series of sharp prickles positioned along the...
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Shore fishing for dabs
Many anglers have a problem identifying dabs from other flatfish, especially plaice and flounder. The dab is visually quite unique though. It has the eyes on the right hand side of the fish like most...
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Shore fishing for conger
Conger eels are easy to identify. The only identification problem occurs between the conger eel and the freshwater eel, mainly due to the latter migrating to the sea to breed bringing both in to the...
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Shore fishing for surf beach cod
Cod can only really be confused with the whiting. The cod has a more blunt, bigger head, but the whiting’s head is more pointed towards the jaws. The cod’s lateral line is more pronounced and features...
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Shore fishing for rough ground cod
Those prepared to put time in in rougher sea conditions potentially could see some very good cod to specimen weight and over this coming winter. But the knack to finding the bigger fish will generally...
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Shore fishing for estuary bass
The bass is a distinctive fish in UK waters with nothing to really confuse it with, bar the black bream, the latter though being very much more ovalised in shape. Bass have two dorsal fins, the first...
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Shore fishing for surf bass
Bass are a distinctive fish having two dorsal fins, the front carrying 8 to 9 sharp spines, and the body covered in big scales. The colouration tends to be green grey on the back, occasionally dark...
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Shore fishing for rough ground bass
Bass are one of our most distinctive fish and hard to confuse when an adult with anything else. The bass sports a round streamlined body covered in big scales, with two dorsal fins, the front one...
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Shore fishing for ballan wrasse
Ballan wrasse are commonly found throughout the UK and Ireland, but predominantly off the southwest and west coasts. From roughly Hampshire east to Humberside wrasse are generally few and far between....
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