Buckham Down

Fishing Marks near Buckham Down

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Discover sea fishing in Buckham Down, Dorset with fast access to Eype Beach, Thorncombe Beacon and Seatown Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Buckham Down, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

13 Marks Found

Eype Beach

(6.3/10)

7.8 miles from Buckham Down

A steep shingle/pebble beach backed by high cliffs on the Jurassic Coast between West Bay and Seatown. Mixed ground with sand gullies just off the slope means it fishes year‑round: summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass in the surf; autumn–winter sees whiting, pouting and dogfish after dark. Occasional rays and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Thorncombe Beacon

(6.8/10)

7.9 miles from Buckham Down

A rocky headland between Eype and Seatown on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped ledges and kelp-filled gullies over mixed-to-rough ground drop into 5-15 m at range. Summer brings prolific wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, garfish and scad on calm evenings; after a blow, bass and the odd codling move in. Nights...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling

Seatown Beach

(7.2/10)

8.0 miles from Buckham Down

Seatown Beach is a steeply shelving shingle beach on the Jurassic Coast near Chideock. It offers relatively deep water close in, with mixed ground: clean sand patches along the middle sections and rougher, snaggy ground toward the ends beneath the cliffs. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially into...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

West Bay West Beach

(6.7/10)

8.0 miles from Buckham Down

Shingle/pebble beach immediately west of West Bay harbour with mostly clean to mixed ground and sandy gullies. Easy access from the promenade and nearby car parks. In summer the surf line and mid-water produce mackerel, garfish and scad; bass show in lively surf and on a flooding tide. After dark,...

Bass Pouting Whiting Plaice Flounder

West Bay West Pier

(7.2/10)

8.1 miles from Buckham Down

Stone harbour arm on the west side of West Bay (Bridport) offering easy access to mixed ground, the harbour mouth and clean sand at range. Productive on a flooding tide through high and into the first of the ebb. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad to the surface, with wrasse...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

West Bay East Beach

(7/10)

8.1 miles from Buckham Down

Steep shingle beach immediately east of West Bay harbour at Bridport. It shelves quickly into clean sand and mixed shingle, giving respectable depth at medium-to-long range. Productive on the flood through high and into the first of the ebb, especially at dusk and after dark. Summer sees mackerel, scad and...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dover Sole Thornback Ray