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Discover sea fishing in Arne, Dorset with fast access to Lake Pier, Rockley Point and Hamworthy Park. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Arne, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
7.0 miles from Arne
A Victorian pier projecting into sheltered Swanage Bay. Day ticket fishing from designated areas only—check opening hours (often daytime). Depths around 3–8 m with mixed ground: weeded piles, kelp and timbers close in, with sand and silt patches further out. Resident blennies, gobies and wrasse make it perfect for LRF...
7.0 miles from Arne
A remote, scenic rock cove west of St Aldhelm’s Head with kelp-lined ledges, mixed rough ground and small shingle patches. Best in settled weather with a light swell. Classic summer mark for wrasse, pollack and mackerel, with bass on lures in the surfy mouth of the cove and conger/pouting after...
7.0 miles from Arne
A small, banjo-shaped stone pier on the town beach at Swanage Bay (Dorset). It borders the stream outflow and clean sand, making it productive for mullet, summer pelagics and close-range flatfish. Best fished outside bathing hours (early morning, evening or at night). Flooding tide and gentle onshore breeze help. Expect...
7.1 miles from Arne
A classic Purbeck rock mark of wave-cut limestone ledges and kelp-filled gullies under Hen Cliff near Kimmeridge. It offers quick access to 3–10 m of water over very rough ground and fishes best from late spring to autumn. Daylight floods and dusk are prime for wrasse and pollack; summer evenings...
7.2 miles from Arne
A series of flat limestone ledges beneath Clavell Tower at Kimmeridge Bay, offering clear water, kelp-filled gullies and quick access to deeper channels on a flooding tide; best in settled weather from late spring to autumn, with productive lure and float fishing but beware swell, slippery weed and rockfall from...
7.2 miles from Arne
A famous Purbeck rock ledge south of Langton Matravers with very deep water close in, kelp-fringed drop-offs and a man-made tidal pool. It fishes best in settled weather on a flooding or high tide for wrasse, pollack and summer pelagics, with pouting and conger after dark. Expect snaggy ground—use rotten-bottom/weak...
