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Discover sea fishing in Bourne Bottom, Dorset with fast access to Alum Chine, Durley Chine and Whitecliff. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Bourne Bottom, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
9.5 miles from Bourne Bottom
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...
9.5 miles from Bourne Bottom
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...
9.6 miles from Bourne Bottom
A prominent limestone headland at the eastern edge of Swanage Bay with stepped rock ledges, kelp-filled gullies and fast tidal flow off the tip. Deep water is close in, making it productive for float fishing, lures and heavy bottom fishing. Best on the flood and at dusk/dawn; summer–autumn for wrasse,...
9.6 miles from Bourne Bottom
Highcliffe Beach is a shingle-and-sand surf beach backed by soft cliffs and groynes, facing Christchurch Bay with views to the Isle of Wight. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially at dusk and after dark, with onshore SW winds pushing a lively surf that draws bass close. Summer offers...
10.0 miles from Bourne Bottom
Shingle-and-sand beach where the Chewton Bunny stream meets Christchurch Bay, on the east side of Highcliffe. The stream mouth creates gutters and a colour line that regularly draws baitfish and bass; nearby ground is mostly clean with patches of small stones between timber groynes. Best on a flooding tide, especially...
