Fishing in Ventnor

0.2 miles from Ventnor

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 Ventnor

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...

0.7 miles from Ventnor

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...

1.0 miles from Ventnor

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...

1.2 miles from Ventnor

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...

1.8 miles from Ventnor

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...