Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus · Flatfish
A large, almost round left-eyed flatfish of sand, mud and mixed ground that comes inshore in spring and early summer; a prized shore and boat catch.[1]
How to recognise it
When and where
- Season
- Apr–Jun[1]
- Found over
- sand, mud, mixed ground, gullies[1]
- Baits
- ragworm, lugworm, peeler crab, mackerel, herring, sandeel[1]
- Light
- Big turbot rest by day and feed mostly after dusk; smaller ones feed in daylight.[1]
Spring and early summer is the best time for shore anglers, as turbot move into shallower water; they are hard to find from the shore in deep winter.[1]
Sources
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.