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Planning a session in Abbotsbury, Dorset? Start with Dragon's Teeth Abbotsbury, Abbotsbury Beach and West Bexington. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
8.3 miles from Abbotsbury
The Ferrybridge end of Chesil Beach is an easily reached shingle bank beside the causeway to Portland. The steeply shelving beach gives quick access to depth with a strong tidal run influenced by the Fleet outflow and Portland Harbour. It produces summer pelagics at dawn/dusk, bass in surfy conditions, spring...
8.9 miles from Abbotsbury
A steep shingle/pebble beach backed by high cliffs on the Jurassic Coast between West Bay and Seatown. Mixed ground with sand gullies just off the slope means it fishes year‑round: summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass in the surf; autumn–winter sees whiting, pouting and dogfish after dark. Occasional rays and...
9.6 miles from Abbotsbury
A rocky headland between Eype and Seatown on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped ledges and kelp-filled gullies over mixed-to-rough ground drop into 5-15 m at range. Summer brings prolific wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, garfish and scad on calm evenings; after a blow, bass and the odd codling move in. Nights...
9.9 miles from Abbotsbury
Chesil Cove is the southern end of Chesil Beach at Chiswell, Portland. It’s a steep shingle beach with deep water close in and rocky/kelp fringes on either side, giving access to both clean-ground and rough-ground species. Summer brings prolific mackerel, garfish and scad, with wrasse and pollack from the rockier...
9.9 miles from Abbotsbury
Classic Jurassic Coast rock ledges and boulder ground beneath the village and Smugglers Inn. Mixed rough ground with kelp-filled gullies and patches of broken shell/sand make this a reliable summer-to-autumn rock mark. Expect wrasse and pollack by day in clear water, with mackerel, garfish and scad moving through at dusk;...
