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Best marks near Branksome
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Alum Chine
0.2 miles from Branksome
Alum Chine is a steep-sided wooded chine cutting down to Bournemouth’s sandy beach, with fishing mainly from the open beach and occasional...
View markBranksome Chine
0.9 miles from Branksome
A long, gently shelving sandy beach between Bournemouth and Sandbanks, centered on the Branksome Chine stream outflow. Groynes create gutters and bars...
View markCanford Cliffs
1.1 miles from Branksome
Canford Cliffs is a steep-sided stretch of Poole Bay where anglers fish from the shingle/sand at the foot of cliffs, accessed via...
View markDurley Chine
1.3 miles from Branksome
Durley Chine is a wide, sandy beach on Poole Bay between Bournemouth Pier and Alum Chine. It’s mostly clean sand with wooden...
View markEvening Hill
1.5 miles from Branksome
Evening Hill is a sheltered Poole Harbour shoreline/sea wall with easy roadside access and views across to Brownsea Island. It’s a shallow,...
View markSalterns Marina Wall
1.6 miles from Branksome
Salterns Marina Wall is a sheltered harbour-wall mark on the entrance channel at Salterns/Poole Harbour, fished from a paved footpath/edge with short...
View markQuick links: Alum Chine · Branksome Chine · Canford Cliffs · Durley Chine · Evening Hill · Salterns Marina Wall
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Alum Chine
0.2 miles from Branksome
Alum Chine is a steep-sided wooded chine cutting down to Bournemouth’s sandy beach, with fishing mainly from the open beach and occasional rougher patches near the chine/outfalls. Access is easy via the promenade and zig-zag paths from the clifftop, and the mark fishes as a classic surf-beach venue: clean sand,...
Branksome Chine
0.9 miles from Branksome
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...
Canford Cliffs
1.1 miles from Branksome
Canford Cliffs is a steep-sided stretch of Poole Bay where anglers fish from the shingle/sand at the foot of cliffs, accessed via zig-zag paths and steps from the clifftop (check tides and your return route). It’s mainly a clean-ish bay mark with occasional rougher patches and weed, best for mixed...
Durley Chine
1.3 miles from Branksome
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...
Evening Hill
1.5 miles from Branksome
Evening Hill is a sheltered Poole Harbour shoreline/sea wall with easy roadside access and views across to Brownsea Island. It’s a shallow, mud-and-sand flat with weed fringes and nearby channel edges that come within casting range on the flood. Classic winter flounder fishing, with school bass and mullet through the...
Salterns Marina Wall
1.6 miles from Branksome
Salterns Marina Wall is a sheltered harbour-wall mark on the entrance channel at Salterns/Poole Harbour, fished from a paved footpath/edge with short casts into deeper marina/approach water. It’s mainly a light-gear, close-range spot for mullet, bass and mixed flatfish, with occasional eels and rays in warmer months; tides run but...