Evening Hill Fishing

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Evening Hill Fishing Map

Evening Hill is a sheltered Poole Harbour shoreline/sea wall with easy roadside access and views across to Brownsea Island. It’s a shallow, mud-and-sand flat with weed fringes and nearby channel edges that come within casting range on the flood. Classic winter flounder fishing, with school bass and mullet through the warmer months; after dark can produce eels and the odd flatfish. Comfortable, scenic fishing, but beware slippery weeded stones and soft mud at low water. Best on a flooding tide into high, especially at dawn/dusk in summer.

Ratings

⭐ 6.4/10 Overall
Catch Potential 6/10
Species Variety 6/10
Scenery & Comfort 9/10
Safety 6/10
Accessibility 8/10

Fish You Can Catch at Evening Hill

🐟 Flounder 9/10
🎯 Tip: Winter staple; cast lug/rag or peeler on a long flowing trace to channel edges on the flood; slowly inch baits back to locate fish.
🐟 Bass 8/10
🎯 Tip: Work surface/shallow lures over the flats at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide, or freeline peeler crab along channel edges.
🐟 Mullet (Thick-lipped) 7/10
🎯 Tip: Summer; bread flake under a clear float or freelined tight to the margins on the flood; keep quiet and use light line.
🐟 Mullet (Thin-lipped) 7/10
🎯 Tip: Late spring–autumn; retrieve a small Mepps-style spinner tipped with ragworm through the tide run and across weed-bed edges.
🐟 Common Goby 6/10
🎯 Tip: Abundant over sandy mud; size 16–20 hooks with tiny rag pieces fished tight to eelgrass fringes at low water.
🐟 Sand Goby 6/10
🎯 Tip: Tiny rag/squid slivers on the bottom over clean sand in the shallows; short casts and gentle lifts, best on neap tides.
🐟 Two-spotted Goby 5/10
🎯 Tip: Microfishing among eelgrass and stones; minute hooks and crumbs of worm, slow lifts in clear, calm conditions around mid-tide.
🐟 Golden-grey Mullet 5/10
🎯 Tip: Warm months over sandy flats; small float with tiny rag or fish strips in clear water on neap tides; use long, light leaders.
🐟 Gilthead Bream 5/10
🎯 Tip: Late spring–autumn; peeler/hardback crab on size 2–4, cast to channels and eelgrass edges on a flooding evening tide.
🐟 Garfish 4/10
🎯 Tip: Late summer in clear water; float-fish small mackerel strips or spin tiny metals near the surface on the flood by moorings.
🐟 Dover Sole 3/10
🎯 Tip: Warm nights; light ledger with rag or lug on size 2–4 onto clean sand/mud; keep baits still; better on the ebb into dark.
🐟 European Eel 3/10
🎯 Tip: Occasional summer bycatch at night on worm baits in channels; use barbless hooks and release quickly.

Evening Hill Fishing

Summary

Evening Hill, Poole Harbour (Dorset) is a gently shelving, sheltered shoreline opposite Brownsea Island and the Sandbanks peninsula. It fishes best on a flooding tide when the shallow flats and seagrass beds flood and baitfish push tight to the wall. Expect light-tackle sport with bass, mullet and, in warm months, gilthead bream, with winter prospects for the odd flounder.

Location and Access

Set above Shore Road in Lilliput, Evening Hill offers easy, quick-access harbour fishing with pay-and-display parking and a short stroll to the water. It’s ideal for mobile lure anglers and anyone who prefers clean ground over rock-hopping.

Seasons

The mark is a classic small-lure and light-bait spot. Bass are the headline, with mullet and gilthead bream increasingly regular in summer; winter brings a chance of flounder on the channels.

Methods

Light lure and refined bait tactics excel here. Think finesse: small plastics, subtle topwaters, and delicate bait presentations to outfox wary harbour fish.

Tides and Conditions

Evening Hill rewards anglers who track the flood and read the shallow gullies. Movement is everything—ambush points switch on as water creeps over the flats.

Safety

This is a friendly, urban harbour mark, but it’s still tidal shallows with soft patches—treat it with respect. Wading anglers in particular should plan exits and keep an eye on the flood.

Facilities

It’s an urban shoreline with good amenities nearby, especially in summer. Expect crowds on hot days and limited parking at peak times.

Tips

Treat this like a classic flats venue: stealth, light gear and movement make the difference. If you can see fish, they can see you.

Regulations

Fishing from the shore at Evening Hill is generally permitted. However, Poole Harbour has specific protections and byelaws—check on-site signage and current official sources before your trip.