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Quick links: Rockley Point · Arish Mell · Mupe Bay · Lulworth Cove · Mupe Rocks · Man O'War Bay

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22 Marks Found

Rockley Point

(6/10)

8.0 miles from Bowcroft Hill

A small, sheltered point inside Poole Harbour by Rockley Park, offering mixed sand–mud ground with patches of rock and weed, shallow at low water with a defined channel close in. Best fished on the last two hours of the flood through high and into the first of the ebb. Winter...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dover Sole Undulate Ray

Arish Mell

(5.8/10)

8.2 miles from Bowcroft Hill

A secluded shingle cove within the Lulworth Firing Ranges between Mupe Bay and Worbarrow Bay. Mixed ground: clean sand in the centre with kelp-covered rock and boulders at both ends. Deepens fairly quickly and fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk. Access is restricted to range-open days and the...

Bass Pollack Undulate Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish Smoothhound

Mupe Bay

(5.9/10)

8.5 miles from Bowcroft Hill

Remote Jurassic Coast cove east of Lulworth Cove with steep cliff paths and rough, kelpy rock ledges dropping onto mixed ground and patches of shingle. Access is only when the Lulworth Firing Range is open; check range status before setting out. Clear water suits lure and float tactics; wrasse fishing...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Lulworth Cove

(7.4/10)

8.5 miles from Bowcroft Hill

A sheltered, near-circular shingle cove on the Jurassic Coast with clear water, mixed sand/pebble in the middle and rougher, kelpy ground toward the narrow entrance and along the rocky sides. Summer and early autumn see shoals of mackerel, scad and garfish pushing in on the flood; thick-lipped mullet browse inside...

Pollack Pouting Mackerel Ballan Wrasse Corkwing Wrasse

Mupe Rocks

(6.6/10)

8.6 miles from Bowcroft Hill

A rugged limestone reef and ledge system on the edge of Mupe Bay within the Lulworth Firing Ranges. Deep, clear water close in with kelp-filled gullies and a quick drop-off offers classic rock fishing. Best on flooding tide and at dawn/dusk. Summer–autumn brings prolific wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish; after...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Man O'War Bay

(6.4/10)

8.6 miles from Bowcroft Hill

A picturesque shingle-and-rock cove immediately east of Durdle Door, offering clear water over kelp-fringed ledges and boulder patches. Best fished from the rocky points and adjacent boulders for wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, scad and garfish moving through in summer; the central shingle fishes to mixed ground. Dawn/dusk and a...

Bass Pollack Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel) Ballan Wrasse