Fishing in Pett

1.5 miles from Pett

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...

1.6 miles from Pett

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...

1.8 miles from Pett

Pett Level is a long, open shingle beach backed by the sea wall and marshes, generally fished from the beach with short walks from roadside parking or access points. It is a classic Sussex surf-and-shingle mark: best for mobile anglers seeking bass and flatfish in warmer months, with whiting, cod...

3.5 miles from Pett

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...

3.5 miles from Pett

A long, open shingle beach east of Rye, typically fished from mobile positions reached via beach access points and roadside parking around the village. It is a tide-led Channel shore mark, producing bass and flatfish in calmer periods, with whiting, rays and occasional codling more likely in autumn and winter...

3.8 miles from Pett

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...