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[Sir Codolot]

If you had one chance to catch a Dab where would you go? I have caught Flounders but never had a Dab!

 

[Stewart 1971]

44 mark on Shields, I've had loads from there.

Also... Walkway, not so many but some very good size ones. Straight off the end of Roker during the day but they tend to be on the small size.

But for consistency the 44 takes some beating

 

[Ray.J.]

South Shields Pier, Druridge Bay, Lynemouth Beach, Lower Tyne (i.e. Walkway). Haven't caught one for a while myself! One of my favourite eating fish!!

 

[Peever lad]

The Heugh pier or Horden beach

 

[codcatcher3000]

horden beach.

 

[wavy davy]

Marsden beach

 

[sage]

go for the heugh ... and try runnydown thats been defrosted a day or two...

 

[fishingmark]

The end of Shields pier. I very rarely fail to get one there.

 

[Lynnzer]

The Heugh pier or Horden beach

Got one at Horden beach today. Not a monster though.
Had others at Crimdon beach. Pleasant fishing there except for the walk back to the car up from the dunes.
Best time is low water. Wear chest waders when there's a flat sea and get out there.

 

[lumpsucker]

Spirit of shields, ssp south east corner, bunker on roker pier. Manky bait, size 4 hooks

 

[magpies]

SSP 44 on the flood, straight off the end on the ebb. Loads of them, they are a nuisance at times.

 

[dabcatcher]

the best spot in the northeast for a dab is the heugh in hartlepool. we get dabs on there all year round. only small at the minute though. the ends of most of the longer piers casting on to clean ground will give you the best chance of getting one.

stick with size 2 hooks, 15lb hooklengths, a single luminous glowbead above the bait. any worm bait tipped off with a small piece of mackerel will work.

i know some will say they caught them on a 5/0 with 50lb hooklength but stick with the above to increase your chances.

 

[Billzo]

i had 1 big dab in a open last year with 3 big flounder like dinner plates the dab was the same size off blyth beach.
bill

 

[waco]

If you had one chance to catch a Dab where would you go? I have caught Flounders but never had a Dab!

shileds pier or beach

 

[Jarradisco]

Had a couple off the groyne south shields earlier this week

 

[LiamNE]

Couple off the Heugh on Thursday myself

...also the Heugh is a good place to fish at the moment for those not as mobile as others...hint hint
Keep it shut please!