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Black Bream Fishing in Hampshire
Hampshire has 26 shore marks rated for black bream. They're ranked below by how strongly black bream show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
When to go
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Best months: May–Oct · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
Time of day Daylight sessions fish best
Best black bream marks in Hampshire
Ranked by how strongly black bream show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Southsea Beach
Reliable for black bream
A summer target; use small hooks with ragworm, squid strips or crab near rougher patches and groynes.
Eastney Beach
Reliable for black bream
Summer visitor, often over rougher patches; ragworm, crab and small strips of squid are effective.
Southsea Castle
Reliable for black bream
A warm-water summer target; use small hooks with ragworm, squid strips or crab close to rougher patches.
Eastney Point
Reliable for black bream
Summer target over mixed ground; use small hooks with ragworm, squid strips or prawn.
Gilkicker Point
Reliable for black bream
A warm-water summer target; fish small ragworm, squid strips or baited feathers over cleaner patches.
Sandy Point
Reliable for black bream
A summer species; use small hooks with ragworm, squid strips or crab over firmer mixed ground.
Alverbank
Reliable for black bream
Summer visitor over firmer, broken ground; use small hooks with ragworm, squid strips or crab.
Beachlands
Reliable for black bream
A summer possibility over broken ground near groynes; small worm, squid or crab baits work well.
Eastoke Point
Reliable for black bream
A summer possibility over cleaner ground; use small hooks, light tackle and ragworm, squid strips or small crab baits.
Stanswood Bay
Reliable for black bream
Summer fish around firmer, shellier patches and nearby structure; small baits of ragworm, squid or crab can score.
Becton Bunny
Reliable for black bream
A summer visitor; try ragworm, small crab or squid strips on light flowing rigs over firmer mixed ground.
South Parade Pier
Reliable for black bream
Summer visitor; fish small ragworm, prawn or squid baits close to pier structure and mixed ground.
Stokes Bay
Worth a try for black bream
Occasional in warm, settled summer conditions; try small hooks with ragworm, squid or crab near rougher patches.
Milford Shingle Bank
Worth a try for black bream
Occasional in settled summer conditions; try ragworm, prawn or small crab baits.
Hill Head Beach
Worth a try for black bream
A summer possibility in clear, warm water; try small crab, ragworm or squid baits around mixed ground.
Goatee Beach
Worth a try for black bream
Possible in settled summer conditions over firmer ground; fish ragworm, crab or small baited hooks.
Gunner Point
Worth a try for black bream
A summer possibility over mixed, slightly rough ground; small crab, ragworm and squid strips work.
Langstone Harbour Entrance
Worth a try for black bream
Possible in settled summer conditions on cleaner ground; try small crab, worm or squid baits.
Haslar Sea Wall
Worth a try for black bream
Occasional summer fish near rougher wall sections; ragworm, squid strips and small crab baits can produce.
Taddiford Gap
Worth a try for black bream
A warm-water summer possibility; use small hooks with ragworm or squid strips.
Cracknore Hard
Worth a try for black bream
Possible in settled warm-weather periods; use small hooks and worm, crab or squid-strip baits.
Eastoke Beach
Worth a try for black bream
An occasional summer capture from the cleaner ground; try small strips of squid, ragworm or prawn at range.
Solent Breezes
Worth a try for black bream
Occasional summer fish over firmer mixed ground; use small worm-and-squid baits on light flowing rigs.
Brownwich Beach
Worth a try for black bream
Small numbers can occur in summer over firmer mixed patches; ragworm, prawn and small crab baits are suitable.
Lepe Beach
Shows occasionally for black bream
An occasional warm-water summer catch near rougher patches and structure; try small worm or crab baits on lighter tackle.
Plus 1 more rated mark — browse every mark in Hampshire.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Tactics for black bream
Top baits, best first
- Ragworm
- Mussel
- Peeler Crab
- Prawn / Shrimp
Rigs that work, best first
- Long & Low
- Flowing Trace
- Two-Hook Flapper
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Black Bream species guide.