Season Profile

This table is designed to give an indication of what species you can expect to catch from each Pier at Dover in any given month.  Compiled from over 25 years of personal recorded data, the list is fairly extensive but is in no way precise and taking into consideration local and global factors, it is possible you may catch anything at any time on any bait from any Pier!

 

Month

Admiralty Pier

Prince of Wales

Southern Breakwater

January

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Dab

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, Peeler Crab, Squid

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Dab, Flounder, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, Peeler Crab

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Dab, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, Squid

February

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm

Species:

Whiting, Flounder, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, King Ragworm

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Flounder

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, King Ragworm

March

Species:

Codling, Dab, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm

Species:

Codling, Dab

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Dab

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, King Ragworm

April

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Coalfish, Dab, Plaice, Flounder, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies'

Species:

Pouting, Whiting, Dab, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, King Ragworm

Species:

Pouting, Codling, Whiting, Dab, Plaice, Flounder, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, White Ragworm, 'Maddies', Peeler Crab

May

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Dab, Flounder, Mackerel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Peeler Crab, Feathers

Species:

Pouting, Pollack, Dab, Silver Eel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, 'Maddies'

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Bass, Dogfish, Dab, Plaice, Flounder, Silver Eel, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Herring, Garfish, Dragonet

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, King Ragworm, Peeler Crab, Mackerel, Sandeel, Featheres, Redgills

June

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Bass, Mackerel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Feathers, Mackerel

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Dab, Silver Eel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, King Ragworm

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Coalfish, Bass, Dogfish, Dab, Plaice, Flounder, Dover Sole, Silver Eel, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Herring, Garfish

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, Peeler Crab, Mackerel, Sandeel, Feathers, Redgills

July

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Dab, Bass, Mullet, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, Peeler Crab, Mackerel, Feathers, Bread

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pollack, Dab, Plaice, Flounder, Silver Eel, Horse Mackerel, Wrasse, Smelt

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Feathers

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Coalfish, Bass, Mullet, Dogfish, Dab, Plaice, Dover Sole, Conger Eel, Silver Eel, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Herring, Wrasse, Dragonet

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Peeler Crab, Squid, Mackerel, Feathers, Redgills, Bread

August

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Dab, Bass, Mullet, Mackerel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Peeler Crab, Mackerel, Feathers, Bread

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Dab, Plaice, Silver Eel, Garfish, Wrasse, Goby

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Mackerel

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Coalfish, Bass, Mullet, Dab, Plaice, Flounder, Dover Sole, Thornback Ray, Conger Eel, Silver Eel, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Herring, Garfish, Wrasse, Goby, Blenny, Dragonet, Scorpion Fish, Lesser Weever

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, White Ragworm, Peeler Crab, Squid, Mackerel, Sandeel, Herring, Feathers, Redgills, Spinners, Lures, Bread, Shrimp, Prawn

September

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Bass, Mullet, Mackerel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Mackerel, Feathers, Bread

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Pollack, Bass, Mullet, Dab, Plaice, Silver Eel, Horse Mackerel, Smelt

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Peeler Crab

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Coalfish, Bass, Mullet, Dogfish, Smoothound, Dab, Plaice, Flounder, Dover Sole, Silver Eel, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Herring, Shad, Sandeel, Garfish, Gurnard, Wrasse, Goby, Blenny, Dragonet, Scorpion Fish, Lesser Weever

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, King Ragworm, White Ragworm, Peeler Crab, Squid, Mackerel, Sandeel, Herring, Pouting, Feathers, Redgills, Shrimp, Prawn, Bread

October

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Peeler Crab

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pollack, Flounder, Silver Eel, Smelt

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Peeler Crab

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Bass, Dogfish, Dab, Plaice, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, Squid, Mackerel, Sandeel, Feathers, Redgills, Bread

November

Species:

Pouting, Codling, Whiting

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, Peeler Crab, Squid

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pollack, Flounder, Smelt, Lesser Weever

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Peeler Crab, Mackerel

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Coalfish, Bass, Dogfish, Dab, Flounder, Horse Mackerel

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Peeler Crab, Squid, Mackerel, Herring, Sandeel, Feathers, Redgills

December

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Dogfish, Dab, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, Peeler Crab, Squid, Mackerel, Sandeels

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pollack, Dab, Flounder, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, 'Maddies', Peeler Crab, Squid

Species:

Pouting, Poor Cod, Codling, Whiting, Pollack, Coalfish, Bass, Dogfish, Dab, Flounder, Rockling

Effective Baits:

Common Lugworm, Black Lugworm, Yellowtail Lugworm, King Ragworm, Peeler Crab, Squid