European plaice
Pleuronectes platessa inhabits the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and is also found off Greenland. This fish has a benthic lifestyle and lives in the continental shelf zone, usually at a shallow depth of about 10 – 50 m. The plaice has a flat oval body. Its head is small. Both of its eyes are on one side of the body. The muzzle side of the fish is olive-brown with randomly spaced spots of orange or yellow. The blind side is white. Can grow to 1 m in length with a weight of 7 kg. They are usually caught with a special flying collar rig.
Habitats
Current baits / lures
Norwegian Sea
Heaven Creek
Maggot 4-006
Soft plastic lures
Red Man tackles
Tiny Fish 7-008
Soft plastic lures
Red Man tackles
Tiny Fish 7-005
Soft plastic lures
Red Man tackles
Tiny Fish 4-008
Soft plastic lures
Red Man tackles
Tiny Fish 4-006
Soft plastic lures
Red Man tackles
Tiny Fish 4-002
Soft plastic lures
Red Man tackles
Quicker 4.5-007
Soft plastic lures
Red Man tackles
Quicker 7-008
Soft plastic lures
Heaven Creek
Provoker 4-004
Soft plastic lures
Heaven Creek
Provoker 4-002
Soft plastic lures
Handmade
Foam-rubber fish 001
Soft plastic lures
Handmade
Foam-rubber fish 005
Soft plastic lures
Heaven Creek
Classic Shad 3-008
Soft plastic lures
Heaven Creek
Maggot 4-002
Soft plastic lures
Heaven Creek
Maggot 4-001
Soft plastic lures
Lynns
Lynns Minnow 80-007
Soft plastic lures
Zeiman
Lurker 100-07
Pilkers
Zeiman
Lurker 100-04
Pilkers
Zeiman
Lurker 100-03
Pilkers
Kraken
Jiggmeister DC 250
Pilkers
Kraken
Jiggmeister DC 110
Pilkers
Kriger Fish
Hunter 300-5
Pilkers
Sorvik
Stor Fisk M25-600 #18
Giant shads
Sorvik
Super GummiMakk 6/0 - 01
Gummi Makk
Kraken
Natural Squid - 23 - 03
Octopus
Lynns
Jelly Worm 160 - 04
Silicon sea worms
Red Man tackles
Flying worm 140 - 09
Silicon sea worms
Red Man tackles
Flying worm 140 - 01
Silicon sea worms
No brand
Dead mackerel
Dead fish