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UK shore fishing species

Practical guides to identification, seasons, ground, baits and rigs, connected to TideDeck's UK shore-fishing locations.

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Popular shore species

Common UK shore-angling targets with dedicated TideDeck guides.

Bass identification photographBassDicentrarchus labraxApr–NovView species →Cod identification photographCodGadus morhuaOct–MarView species →Mackerel identification photographMackerelScomber scombrusMay–OctView species →Plaice identification photographPlaicePleuronectes platessaMar–OctView species →Dover sole identification photographDover soleSolea soleaMay–OctView species →Smoothhound identification photographSmoothhoundMustelus asteriasMay–SepView species →Thornback ray identification photographThornback rayRaja clavataMar–NovView species →Pollack identification photographPollackPollachius pollachiusApr–NovView species →Ballan wrasse identification photographBallan wrasseLabrus bergyltaApr–OctView species →Whiting identification photographWhitingMerlangius merlangusSep–MarView species →Flounder identification photographFlounderPlatichthys flesusAll year; strongest autumn–winterView species →Tope identification photographTopeGaleorhinus galeusMay–OctView species →
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All UK shore species

30 TideDeck species guides, listed A–Z.

Ballan wrasse identification photographBallan wrasseLabrus bergyltaApr–OctView species →Bass identification photographBassDicentrarchus labraxApr–NovView species →Black bream identification photographBlack breamSpondyliosoma cantharusMay–OctView species →Brill identification photographBrillScophthalmus rhombusApr–OctView species →Bull huss identification photographBull hussScyliorhinus stellarisAll yearView species →Coalfish identification photographCoalfishPollachius virensSep–AprView species →Cod identification photographCodGadus morhuaOct–MarView species →Conger eel identification photographConger eelConger congerMay–NovView species →Dab identification photographDabLimanda limandaAll yearView species →Dover sole identification photographDover soleSolea soleaMay–OctView species →Flounder identification photographFlounderPlatichthys flesusAll year; strongest autumn–winterView species →Garfish identification photographGarfishBelone beloneMay–OctView species →Grey mullet identification photographGrey mulletChelon labrosusMay–OctView species →John Dory identification photographJohn DoryZeus faberJun–OctView species →Lesser-spotted dogfish identification photographLesser-spotted dogfishScyliorhinus caniculaAll yearView species →Ling identification photographLingMolva molvaAll yearView species →Mackerel identification photographMackerelScomber scombrusMay–OctView species →Plaice identification photographPlaicePleuronectes platessaMar–OctView species →Pollack identification photographPollackPollachius pollachiusApr–NovView species →Pouting identification photographPoutingTrisopterus luscusAll yearView species →Red gurnard identification photographRed gurnardChelidonichthys cuculusMay–OctView species →Rockling identification photographRocklingCiliata mustelaOct–MarView species →Sandeel identification photographSandeelAmmodytes spp.Apr–SepView species →Scad identification photographScadTrachurus trachurusJun–OctView species →Smoothhound identification photographSmoothhoundMustelus asteriasMay–SepView species →Thornback ray identification photographThornback rayRaja clavataMar–NovView species →Tope identification photographTopeGaleorhinus galeusMay–OctView species →Triggerfish identification photographTriggerfishBalistes capriscusJul–OctView species →Turbot identification photographTurbotScophthalmus maximusApr–OctView species →Whiting identification photographWhitingMerlangius merlangusSep–MarView species →
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