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Dover Sole

Fun fish fact + real football fact

Dover Athletic · “The Whites” (England)

Fun fish fact: the Dover sole is named after Dover, the English port that landed the most sole in the 1800s. Football: Dover Athletic, founded in 1983, play at the Crabble Athletic Ground.

Source: Wikipedia

Fish tale

A sole is a flatfish: it lies on its side on the sand, and both its eyes are on the top. It got its name from the port of Dover, home of Dover Athletic. This one is lying so flat it could be mistaken for a pitch marking.

Island story

On Futbol Island the dover sole can be caught at:

Lifebuoy Point: Beside the red lifebuoy on the western boardwalk. Shrimp love the warm shallows.

Size on the island: 25–50 cm.

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