Fishing in Bearwood

3.7 miles from Bearwood

Harbour-side promenade along the Whitecliff shoreline of Poole Harbour. Shallow mudflats with draining channels; best fished around the flood and first of the ebb, especially on spring tides. Classic winter flounder venue, with summer sport from thin‑lipped mullet and bass. Night sessions produce sole and eels. Easy access via the...

4.2 miles from Bearwood

A flat, easily accessed harbour shoreline inside Poole Harbour with firm paths, slipways and patches of shingle over mud and sand. Shallow for long distances at low water, with gullies and channel edges that fish best on the flood and around high tide. Classic winter flounder venue and a reliable...

4.3 miles from Bearwood

Durley Chine is a wide, sandy beach on Poole Bay between Bournemouth Pier and Alum Chine. It’s mostly clean sand with wooden groynes and a gentle gradient, making it ideal for standard beach gear and long casts. Best results come on the flooding tide into dusk and after dark, especially...

4.3 miles from Bearwood

Alum Chine is a wide, sandy section of Bournemouth’s Poole Bay between Durley and Branksome Chines. It’s a clean-ground beach backed by a promenade and wooden groynes, with easy, year-round access and facilities close by. Fishing is best on a flooding tide into and after dusk when bathers thin out....

4.4 miles from Bearwood

A long, gently shelving sandy beach between Bournemouth and Sandbanks, centered on the Branksome Chine stream outflow. Groynes create gutters and bars that hold fish, with surf and coloured water after a westerly blow suiting bass. Summer evenings bring mackerel, scad and garfish; nights produce dogfish and the odd ray...

4.5 miles from Bearwood

Long, gently shelving sandy beach along Poole Bay backed by a promenade and groynes, with Bournemouth and Boscombe piers nearby. Clear, clean ground suits surf species; look for gutters and the edges of sandbars. Best results come at dawn/dusk or after dark, especially on a flooding tide and when a...