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Discover sea fishing in Cripton, Dorset with fast access to Bowleaze Pier, Bowleaze Cove and Overcombe. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Cripton, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
7.7 miles from Cripton
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...
7.9 miles from Cripton
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;...
8.3 miles from Cripton
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...
8.4 miles from Cripton
A classic Chesil shingle beach mark by the WWII ‘dragon’s teeth’ at Abbotsbury. Steep shingle with deep water close in over clean sand/shingle. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish (dusk into night); winter nights are reliable for whiting, pouting and dogfish. Occasional smoothhound and small‑eyed rays show on crab or...
8.6 miles from Cripton
Rugged rock and boulder shoreline beneath the eastern cliffs of Portland. East Weares offers kelp-filled gullies, rough ground and occasional sandy patches, with relatively deep water close in. Best in settled weather with a light swell and some water clarity. Daylight suits wrasse and pollack around weed beds and reef...
8.8 miles from Cripton
A sheltered, near-circular shingle cove on the Jurassic Coast with clear water, mixed sand/pebble in the middle and rougher, kelpy ground toward the narrow entrance and along the rocky sides. Summer and early autumn see shoals of mackerel, scad and garfish pushing in on the flood; thick-lipped mullet browse inside...
