SPECIES PROFILE
Dover sole
Dover sole from the Wicklow coast, what the Arklow catalogue says about historical specimen fish and how to fish the mark realistically today.
Eric, Greystones · Reviewed Apr 2026 · IFI-aligned
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Typical size
Shore sole are uncommon on this coast; the catalogue flags historical specimen-class captures at the Avoca river-mouth complex
Conservation
Release advised
Season on the coast
Peak and catchable months from the catalogue season window, parsed for Wicklow shore fishing.
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Where they live
Sandy and estuary-influenced ground at the Avoca river mouth, the same shore complex that produces bass, smoothhound and flatfish through the rest of the year.
What to use
Ragworm · Lugworm · Small worm baits on light ledger
How to fish them
Fish the same autumn night-tide and worm-led approaches as for flounder and whiting on the Arklow beaches, but set sole as a bonus encounter only, the spot page stresses the historical rather than modern regularity.
Suggested gear
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