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Quick links: Man O'War Bay · Durdle Pier · Durdle Door · Ringstead Point · St Oswald's Bay · Ringstead Bay

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Man O'War Bay

(6.4/10)

8.0 miles from Bryants Puddle

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

Durdle Pier

(6.6/10)

8.0 miles from Bryants Puddle

A natural limestone ledge between Durdle Door and Man O’ War Bay. Deep water tight to the rocks with kelp-filled gullies; very snaggy. Best in calm, settled weather on a flooding tide through high. Prime months are late spring to early autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish, with bass...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Ballan Wrasse

Durdle Door

(6.8/10)

8.0 miles from Bryants Puddle

Iconic Jurassic Coast beach with a limestone arch and adjacent reefs. Steep shingle drops quickly into mixed rough and sand, giving deep water close in. Best in settled, clear conditions from late spring to autumn; winter produces whiting/pout/dogs. Dawn/dusk and a flooding tide are prime. Lures and float rigs score...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Ringstead Point

(6.9/10)

8.0 miles from Bryants Puddle

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

St Oswald's Bay

(5.9/10)

8.0 miles from Bryants Puddle

A remote, steep shingle beach backed by high chalk cliffs between Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. Mixed ground with boulders and kelp at the ends and cleaner sand patches in the middle gives options for both lure and bait fishing. Summer evenings bring mackerel, garfish, scad and bass within range;...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Ballan Wrasse

Ringstead Bay

(7.2/10)

8.1 miles from Bryants Puddle

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...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Lesser Spotted Dogfish