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Long rough dab

Hippoglossoides platessoides · Flatfish

Long rough dab
Photo: Jonathan Couch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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A slim, right-sided flatfish of sand and mud, found from the English Channel northwards. Anglers usually catch it while fishing for other flatfish.[1]

How to recognise it

  • Slender, right-sided flatfish with large eyes and mouth for its small head, and sharp-edged scales.[1]
  • A slight bend in the lateral line near the pectoral fin; the upper side is brown.[1]
  • Longer and slimmer than the common dab, and reaching about 50 cm.[1]

When and where

Found over
sand, mud[1]
Baits
small fish baits, worms[1]

Sources

  1. Planet Sea Fishing: Long rough dab

These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.

Size and bag limit

Minimum size
Sizes vary along the coast. Pick your spot to see the rule there.
Bag limit
None set for the whole UK.
Minimum sizes around the UK
AreaMinimum size
Kent & Essex IFCANone
Sussex IFCANone
Southern IFCANone
Devon & Severn IFCANone
Cornwall IFCANone
Isles of Scilly IFCANot checked yet
North Western IFCANone
North Eastern IFCANot checked yet
Northumberland IFCANot checked yet
Eastern IFCANone
Welsh GovernmentNot checked yet
Scottish GovernmentNot checked yet
DAERA (Northern Ireland)Not checked yet