Fishing in Merstone

4.6 miles from Merstone

Shanklin Beach is a broad sand-and-shingle bay backed by a promenade, with easy access from town and fishing available between groynes and from clearer open stretches. It is mainly a light-to-medium beach venue for summer mackerel, garfish, bass and flatfish, while dusk and night can produce dogfish, rays and pouting;...

4.8 miles from Merstone

Sandown Pier projects into the sheltered, sandy-watered sweep of Sandown Bay, with straightforward promenade access and rail-side space subject to pier opening rules and any local restrictions. It is chiefly a light-to-medium shore mark: summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass opportunities, while baits fished downtide on the sand can produce...

4.9 miles from Merstone

Wootton Creek is a sheltered, muddy tidal estuary best approached from the limited public foreshore and hard-edge spots around Wootton Bridge and the creek mouth, while respecting private moorings and property. It is a light-tackle mark with strong tidal flow in the channel, producing flounder, school bass and mullet rather...

4.9 miles from Merstone

Sandown Beach is a long, gently shelving sandy bay backed by an easily reached promenade, with numerous access points from the seafront and nearby parking. It is a comfortable, family-friendly shore mark where anglers fish the cleaner sand for flatfish and rays, with bass close in around dusk and mobile...

5.3 miles from Merstone

Luccombe Bay is a small, scenic and fairly exposed south-east Isle of Wight beach beneath steep, unstable-looking cliffs, with mixed sand, shingle and rocky edges. Access is on foot via the coastal path and steep local approaches, so it is best treated as a light-travel mark; summer daylight fishing can...

5.5 miles from Merstone

Steephill Cove is a secluded, rough south-coast rock mark below the Undercliff near Ventnor, reached on foot via steep coastal paths and uneven ground. Fishing is from weeded ledges and broken reef into relatively deep water; it can produce good summer wrasse, bass and bream sport, with mackerel and pollack...