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Sea fishing in Bockhampton Cross, Dorset puts you close to top marks like Bowleaze Pier, Osmington Mills and Bowleaze Cove. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
6.7 miles from Bockhampton Cross
Ringstead Bay is a long, shingle-and-pebble beach backed by cliffs between Osmington Mills and White Nothe. It offers mixed ground: clean sand and shingle in the central stretches with reefy, kelpy, and chalk ledges toward both ends. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer...
6.7 miles from Bockhampton Cross
A long shingle-and-pebble beach on the eastern side of Weymouth Bay between Greenhill and Overcombe. Clean sand at range with shallow gradient and occasional weed beds; fishes best on the flood into dusk and at night. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass, with plaice and sole over the clean ground;...
6.9 miles from Bockhampton Cross
Rocky limestone headland on the east side of Ringstead Bay with kelp-filled gullies and quick access to deeper water. Best in settled conditions on a flooding tide, especially into dusk; summer to early autumn sees prolific wrasse and surface-feeders, with pouting and conger after dark. Access from the National Trust...
7.4 miles from Bockhampton Cross
A long, gently shelving shingle-and-sand beach on the eastern side of Weymouth Bay, backed by the Greenhill promenade and gardens. Mostly clean ground with occasional weed and groynes, making it a straightforward venue with easy access and plenty of space. Best results are on a flooding tide into dusk; summer...
7.4 miles from Bockhampton Cross
A prominent chalk headland between Ringstead Bay and Durdle Door with steep, committing access to rough, kelpy ground and fast‑moving tides. Deep water is close in with ledges and platforms that fish best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark in settled seas. Expect summer surface action and...
8.1 miles from Bockhampton Cross
A long stone breakwater at the mouth of Weymouth Harbour with deep, fast-running water on the seaward side and mixed sand/rock ground along the wall. Very popular in summer for mackerel, garfish and scad; year-round for pouting, pollack and wrasse, with whiting in winter and occasional conger at night. Easy...
