Fishing in Bachelor's Bump

2.0 miles from Bachelor's Bump

A shingle beach below Hastings Old Town’s eastern cliffs, reached easily from Rock-a-Nore Road and the seafront but with uneven pebbles and rocky patches towards the eastern end. It is a mixed-ground mark where mobile fish show in warmer water and evening, while winter fishing favours whiting, pouting and occasional...

2.2 miles from Bachelor's Bump

Fairlight Cove is a rugged, tide-dependent rocky shore beneath the Fairlight cliffs, reached by steep coastal paths rather than easy promenade access. It fishes best around moving water, with kelp-lined gullies and deeper rough ground producing bass, pollack and wrasse by day, while evening baits can find dogfish, conger and...

2.3 miles from Bachelor's Bump

The Stade is Hastings’ working fishing beach at the eastern end of the seafront, where a steep shingle shore and nearby harbour structures give access to relatively deep water. It is an easy walk from Old Town parking but casting and footing can be awkward on loose shingle; it fishes...

2.3 miles from Bachelor's Bump

A short working-harbour arm and breakwater beside Hastings’ historic fishing beach, fished from hard-standing edges where public access is permitted. It is a compact, snaggy mark with deeper water close in, offering mixed harbour species, summer pelagics and occasional better fish around dusk; check local harbour rules and avoid operational...

2.5 miles from Bachelor's Bump

Hastings Beach is a long, open shingle shore backed by the seafront promenade, with groynes and occasional mixed patches giving useful structure. It is easy to reach and suits mobile anglers fishing short-to-medium casts for flatfish and bass, while longer casts and evening or night sessions can produce whiting, dogfish...

3.0 miles from Bachelor's Bump

Cliff End is a mainly shingle-and-sand shore beneath the Fairlight/Pett Level cliffs, with patches of rougher ground, groynes and changing tidal features. Access is generally from the coastal road and short paths to the beach, but the foreshore is uneven and best approached around lower water; it fishes as a...