Fishing in Sandford

2.7 miles from Sandford

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;...

3.0 miles from Sandford

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...

3.0 miles from Sandford

Ventnor Beach is a steep shingle-and-sand shore backed by the esplanade, with straightforward access via promenade ramps and steps but limited space at high water. The central beach fishes best in calm to moderate conditions for summer pelagics and bream, while the rocky margins and scattered rough ground at either...

3.1 miles from Sandford

Ventnor Haven is a small, sheltered harbour at the eastern end of Ventnor seafront, with fishing from the promenade-side walls and harbour structure where permitted. It is an easy-access light-tackle mark best in calm to moderate summer conditions, producing mackerel and garfish in open water, mullet around the harbour, and...

3.1 miles from Sandford

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...

3.3 miles from Sandford

Monks Bay is a small, secluded shingle-and-rock cove below the Bonchurch/Luccombe coast, reached on foot via steep coastal paths and best tackled with a light, mobile approach. It fishes as a mixed rough-ground mark: bass and mackerel are possible in daylight, while wrasse, pollack and night-time dogfish or conger favour...