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Dutch 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.
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01 / Discover the coast
Dutch North Sea Coast fishing spots 82
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 82 grounds; the first 82 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch on the Dutch North Sea coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
European sprat
Sprattus sprattus
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Garfish
Belone belone
European plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Common sole
Solea solea
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Common dab
Limanda limanda
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
European flounder
Platichthys flesus
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Pouting
Trisopterus luscus
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In season · October
Dutch 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 the Dutch North Sea coast in Aug, Jul, Sep — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 5 Jan
- 5 Feb
- 4 Mar
- 6 Apr
- 6 May
- 11 Jun
- 13 Jul
- 14 Aug
- 12 Sep
- 6 Oct
- 5 Nov
- 5 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 the Dutch North Sea coast month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- May
- Garfish, European plaice, Turbot, Brill, Atlantic herring, Pouting
- Jun
- European flounder, Thicklip grey mullet, European seabass, Garfish, Greater weever, Common sole and 5 more species
- Jul
- Atlantic mackerel, Atlantic horse mackerel, European flounder, Thicklip grey mullet, European seabass, Garfish and 7 more species
- Aug
- European anchovy, Atlantic mackerel, Atlantic horse mackerel, European flounder, Thicklip grey mullet, European seabass and 8 more species
- Sep
- European anchovy, Atlantic mackerel, Atlantic horse mackerel, Thicklip grey mullet, European seabass, Greater weever and 6 more species
- Oct
- Whiting, Turbot, Brill, Atlantic herring, European sprat, Pouting
What bites on the Dutch 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 (Very murky).
Very good
- European flounder Horse mackerel 89/100 at 82 spots
- European seabass Sardine 84/100 at 82 spots
- Striped red mullet 80/100 at 79 spots
- Pouting Mackerel 80/100 at 66 spots
- Atlantic cod Mussel 77/100 at 82 spots
- European squid Horse mackerel 75/100 at 31 spots
- Common dab Mackerel 75/100 at 79 spots
- European plaice 74/100 at 82 spots
- Atlantic mackerel 72/100 at 79 spots
- Common sole 72/100 at 82 spots
- European sprat 71/100 at 3 spots
- Garfish 70/100 at 76 spots
Good
- Black goby
- Saithe
- Atlantic horse mackerel
- European conger
- Big-scale sand smelt
- Pollack
- Round goby
- Atlantic herring
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
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Techniques & bait
Shrimp 6Anchovy 5Fish flesh 4Worm 2Mamun 2Sardine 2Live bait 1Horse mackerel 1Whiting 1Mussel 1Chicken 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch on the Dutch North Sea coast?
18 species are on record on the Dutch North Sea coast: Atlantic cod, Atlantic herring, European sprat, European anchovy, Thicklip grey mullet, Atlantic horse mackerel, European seabass, Atlantic mackerel and others.
What can you catch on the Dutch North Sea coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is August (14 species). By season: winter: Atlantic cod and Whiting; spring: Atlantic herring and Pouting; summer: European flounder and Thicklip grey mullet; autumn: European sprat and European anchovy.
What can you catch from the shore on the Dutch North Sea coast?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: Thicklip grey mullet, Atlantic horse mackerel, European seabass, Garfish and Greater weever.
Which techniques are used for fishing on the Dutch North Sea coast?
The most common techniques: Sabiki, Bottom, Spin, LRF and Surf.
Which baits are used on the Dutch North Sea coast?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Anchovy, Fish flesh, Worm and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there on the Dutch North Sea coast?
There are 82 fishing grounds on record on the Dutch North Sea coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
