Fishing in The Grove

0.2 miles from The Grove

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...

0.2 miles from The Grove

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...

0.9 miles from The Grove

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...

0.9 miles from The Grove

Bonchurch is a scenic but awkward south-coast rock mark, reached by steep paths towards the shore and then over uneven ledges and boulders. It fishes best in settled summer conditions for wrasse, pollack and travelling pelagics, while deeper rough-ground gullies can produce bass, conger and dogfish; it is not a...

1.1 miles from The Grove

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...

1.7 miles from The Grove

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...