Fishing in Chesil

0.2 miles from Chesil

Chesil Cove is the southern end of Chesil Beach at Chiswell, Portland. It’s a steep shingle beach with deep water close in and rocky/kelp fringes on either side, giving access to both clean-ground and rough-ground species. Summer brings prolific mackerel, garfish and scad, with wrasse and pollack from the rockier...

0.7 miles from Chesil

A rugged stretch of boulder and ledge ground beneath the west cliffs of the Isle of Portland (below Blacknor/Tout Quarry). Deep water lies close in with kelp-filled gullies and broken ground, carrying strong tidal movement and clear water on settled days. It’s a classic lure-and-float venue for wrasse and pollack...

1.0 miles from Chesil

Bowers Quarry on Portland is a rough, low rock-ledge/shingle mark on the exposed west side, fished by scrambling down quarry tracks and casting into deep, clear water tight to kelp and broken ground. It’s primarily a rough-ground venue where bites come close in, with bigger fish often after dark; in...

1.4 miles from Chesil

A high rocky point on Portland’s west coast with deep water close in and rough, kelp-covered ground. It fishes best on a flooding tide, at dawn/dusk, and into darkness. Summer through autumn sees excellent lure and float fishing; nights produce conger and pout. Access is via the South West Coast...

1.4 miles from Chesil

The Ferrybridge end of Chesil Beach is an easily reached shingle bank beside the causeway to Portland. The steeply shelving beach gives quick access to depth with a strong tidal run influenced by the Fleet outflow and Portland Harbour. It produces summer pelagics at dawn/dusk, bass in surfy conditions, spring...

1.5 miles from Chesil

Mutton Cove is a small, rocky cove on the exposed west side of Portland, fished mostly from rough ground ledges and boulders with deep water close in. Access is on foot via coastal paths/rough tracks and a careful scramble down (conditions dependent), and the fishing is typical Portland rock fishing:...