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Quick links: Fisherman's Walk · Boscombe Beach · Boscombe Pier · Southbourne Beach · Friars Cliff · East Cliff Beach Bournemouth

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Fisherman's Walk

(6.7/10)

8.2 miles from Ashley Heath

Open, gently shelving sandy beach between Boscombe and Southbourne with timber groynes and a seasonal cliff lift. Best results come on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark. Whiting and pouting dominate in autumn–winter; summer brings bass in surf, dogfish, mackerel and the odd ray or smoothhound. Night fishing...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dover Sole Undulate Ray

Boscombe Beach

(6.9/10)

8.3 miles from Ashley Heath

A long, sandy, gently shelving beach flanking Boscombe Pier with timber/rock groynes and shifting sandbars. Access is easy from the promenade with nearby parking, toilets and cafés. Best results come at dusk, dawn and after dark, especially with a light surf or when the water is slightly coloured after an...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

Boscombe Pier

(6.8/10)

8.4 miles from Ashley Heath

Boscombe Pier is a long timber-and-metal pleasure pier on the open Bournemouth Bay frontage, giving easy access to deeper water than the adjacent beach and allowing anglers to fish clean sand or light mixed ground depending on tide and drift. Access is straightforward from the promenade with railings and lighting,...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dab

Southbourne Beach

(6.2/10)

8.4 miles from Ashley Heath

Long, clean sand-and-shingle surf beach between Boscombe and Hengistbury Head with timber groynes. Generally snag-free with gentle to moderate slope; fishable at range for flats and close-in in a surf for bass. Best at dusk into dark, especially on a flooding tide. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish around groyne...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dover Sole

Friars Cliff

(6.8/10)

8.5 miles from Ashley Heath

An open, gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach with timber groynes on the Christchurch Bay shoreline. Easy, family-friendly access via the promenade and nearby car parks makes it a straightforward shore mark. Fish the scoured gutters between groynes and beyond the outer bar; best results are typically at dusk into dark and...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

East Cliff Beach Bournemouth

(6.5/10)

8.6 miles from Ashley Heath

A long, gently shelving sandy beach below the East Cliff between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers. Clean sand with timber groynes and shifting gutters/bars; fish it on a flooding tide at dusk or after dark once bathers thin out. Plaice show in spring, bass and smoothhounds arrive late spring–summer on crab,...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

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