Fishing in Bowcombe

4.2 miles from Bowcombe

A quiet, shallow tidal creek within Newtown Harbour, best approached on foot from Newtown village and the old quay area rather than as a conventional open-coast mark. Fish only from suitable public, firm margins at sensible stages of the tide: the muddy channels can produce flounder, small bass, mullet and...

4.4 miles from Bowcombe

Thorness Bay is a quiet, shallow tidal beach of sand, mud and shingle on the north-west Isle of Wight, approached on foot from the coastal path and nearby bay access points. It is chiefly a flood-tide and high-water venue: fish the gutters and slightly deeper patches for flatfish, bass and...

4.4 miles from Bowcombe

Grange Chine is a quiet south-coast shingle beach beneath soft cliffs, reached from the Military Road area by a steep chine path. The ground is a mix of shingle, sand and broken reef, producing varied summer fishing for bass, rays, smoothhounds and bream, while rougher patches can hold dogfish, huss...

4.5 miles from Bowcombe

A quiet, open shingle-and-sand south-coast beach backed by low cliffs, Brighstone Bay is reached via the chines and coastal paths from limited roadside or small local parking. It is primarily a mobile beach mark with mixed ground, occasional rough ledges and deeper gullies; it fishes best in settled summer conditions,...

4.9 miles from Bowcombe

Atherfield Bay is a remote, scenic south-west Isle of Wight shore mark with shingle, rock ledges and rough ground beneath soft cliffs. Access is by a steep walk down from the coastal path/nearby parking, and it fishes best in settled conditions for bass, rays, smoothhound and summer pelagics; avoid heavy...

5.3 miles from Bowcombe

Hamstead Ledge is a quiet, low-water mixed-ground mark on the north-west Isle of Wight coast, where broken rock, weed and silty patches meet deeper Solent water. It is reached by a fairly long walk along coastal paths and foreshore rather than easy roadside access; fishing is most productive around the...