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French Channel & North Sea Coast Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Channel & North SeaAll 260 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
French Channel & North Sea Coast fishing spots 260
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 260 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
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02 / Species
What can you catch on France’s Channel and North Sea coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Garfish
Belone belone
European conger
Conger conger
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Common sole
Solea solea
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
European flounder
Platichthys flesus
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In season · October
French Channel & North Sea Coast fishing calendar
Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.
Species counts peak on France’s Channel and North Sea coast in Jun, Jul, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 4 Jan
- 4 Feb
- 6 Mar
- 6 Apr
- 8 May
- 9 Jun
- 9 Jul
- 8 Aug
- 7 Sep
- 4 Oct
- 4 Nov
- 4 Dec
The height of the strip is the number of productive species in that month; it is not a guarantee of a catch. The turquoise column is the current month.
What is caught on France’s Channel and North Sea coast month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Apr
- Turbot, Common sole, Common cuttlefish, Flathead grey mullet, European conger, European flounder
- May
- Atlantic mackerel, Common cuttlefish, European seabass, European sardine, Atlantic horse mackerel, Flathead grey mullet and 2 more species
- Jun
- Atlantic mackerel, Common cuttlefish, European seabass, European sardine, Garfish, Atlantic horse mackerel and 3 more species
- Jul
- Atlantic mackerel, Common cuttlefish, European seabass, European sardine, Garfish, Atlantic horse mackerel and 3 more species
- Aug
- Atlantic mackerel, European seabass, European sardine, Garfish, Atlantic horse mackerel, Flathead grey mullet and 2 more species
- Sep
- European seabass, European sardine, Garfish, Atlantic horse mackerel, Flathead grey mullet, European conger and 1 more species
What bites on France’s Channel and North Sea coast this month
Ranked by this month’s research score at the spots of this sea. Bait: first choice in the sea’s typical water (Slightly coloured).
Very good
- European seabass Topwater lure · White, Silver 100/100 at 260 spots
- Gilthead seabream Shrimp 92/100 at 250 spots
- European squid Squid jig · Gold, Fluorescent, Pink 89/100 at 216 spots
- Pollack Fly · White, Silver, Blue-green back 89/100 at 259 spots
- Atlantic horse mackerel Sabiki rig · White, Silver, Clear 88/100 at 246 spots
- European flounder Ragworm 84/100 at 230 spots
- Ballan wrasse 81/100 at 229 spots
- White seabream 80/100 at 254 spots
- Common sole 80/100 at 239 spots
- Striped red mullet 80/100 at 233 spots
- Pouting 80/100 at 220 spots
- Common cuttlefish 79/100 at 251 spots
+6 more species
Good
- Tub gurnard
- Black goby
- Giant goby
- Common smooth-hound
- Common octopus
- Black seabream
- Garfish
- Grey triggerfish
- Bogue
- Golden grey mullet
+17 more species
Weak
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
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Techniques & bait
Anchovy 4Shrimp 4Worm 3Sardine 3Fish flesh 2Bread 2Mamun 2Octopus 1Live bait 1Horse mackerel 1Squid 1Whiting 1Chicken 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch on France’s Channel and North Sea coast?
12 species are on record on France’s Channel and North Sea coast: European squid, Flathead grey mullet, European seabass, Atlantic horse mackerel, European sardine, Atlantic mackerel, Garfish, European conger and others.
What can you catch on France’s Channel and North Sea coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is June (9 species). By season: winter: European squid and Flathead grey mullet; spring: Turbot and Common sole; summer: Atlantic mackerel and European seabass; autumn: European conger and Garfish.
What can you catch from the shore on France’s Channel and North Sea coast?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European squid, Flathead grey mullet, European seabass, Atlantic horse mackerel, Garfish and Common cuttlefish.
Which techniques are used for fishing on France’s Channel and North Sea coast?
The most common techniques: Bottom, Sabiki, Float, Spin and Surf.
Which baits are used on France’s Channel and North Sea coast?
The most common natural baits: Anchovy, Shrimp, Worm, Sardine and Fish flesh.
How many fishing grounds are there on France’s Channel and North Sea coast?
There are 260 fishing grounds on record on France’s Channel and North Sea coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
