Cocknowle

Fishing Marks near Cocknowle

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Discover sea fishing in Cocknowle, Dorset with fast access to Kimmeridge Ledges, Kimmeridge Bay and Hen Cliff. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Cocknowle, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

40 Marks Found

St Oswald's Bay

(5.9/10)

7.5 miles from Cocknowle

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

Baiter Park

(6.5/10)

7.7 miles from Cocknowle

A flat, easily accessed harbour shoreline inside Poole Harbour with firm paths, slipways and patches of shingle over mud and sand. Shallow for long distances at low water, with gullies and channel edges that fish best on the flood and around high tide. Classic winter flounder venue and a reliable...

Bass Plaice Flounder Dover Sole Starry Smoothhound

Sandbanks Beach

(6.9/10)

7.7 miles from Cocknowle

A long, gently shelving sandy beach on the Poole Bay side of the Sandbanks peninsula. Clear, clean ground with occasional shallow gutters and rips; strongest tides are toward the harbour entrance. Best results at dawn/dusk and into darkness, especially on a flooding tide with a light surf. Summer-autumn see bass,...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dab

Man O'War Bay

(6.4/10)

7.7 miles from Cocknowle

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)

7.8 miles from Cocknowle

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)

7.9 miles from Cocknowle

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)