Fishing in Rookley

4.5 miles from Rookley

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...

4.6 miles from Rookley

A quiet, open south-coast shingle-and-sand bay with occasional rougher patches, Chale Bay is reached via steep coastal paths and limited roadside parking around the nearby lanes. It fishes best in settled conditions, with surf opportunities for bass and rays, while summer brings mackerel and smoothhound; exposed seas, tide and cliff...

5.0 miles from Rookley

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;...

5.1 miles from Rookley

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...

5.1 miles from Rookley

Woody Bay is a secluded, deep-water rocky mark on the south coast below St Lawrence, reached on foot from the coastal path and steep local lanes rather than by direct shore parking. Fishing is mainly from uneven ledges over kelp, boulder and mixed ground, with summer sport for wrasse, bream...

5.2 miles from Rookley

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,...