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Discover sea fishing in Green Island, Dorset with fast access to Sandbanks Ferry Slipway, Shell Bay and Hamworthy Park. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Green Island, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
5.4 miles from Green Island
A prominent limestone headland at the eastern edge of Swanage Bay with stepped rock ledges, kelp-filled gullies and fast tidal flow off the tip. Deep water is close in, making it productive for float fishing, lures and heavy bottom fishing. Best on the flood and at dusk/dawn; summer–autumn for wrasse,...
5.7 miles from Green Island
Long, gently shelving sandy beach along Poole Bay backed by a promenade and groynes, with Bournemouth and Boscombe piers nearby. Clear, clean ground suits surf species; look for gutters and the edges of sandbars. Best results come at dawn/dusk or after dark, especially on a flooding tide and when a...
6.1 miles from Green Island
A famous Purbeck rock ledge south of Langton Matravers with very deep water close in, kelp-fringed drop-offs and a man-made tidal pool. It fishes best in settled weather on a flooding or high tide for wrasse, pollack and summer pelagics, with pouting and conger after dark. Expect snaggy ground—use rotten-bottom/weak...
6.1 miles from Green Island
Exposed limestone headland with rugged rock ledges and deep water close in. Strong tidal run around the point brings baitfish and predators, with wrasse and pollack reliable in summer and conger and pouting after dark. Access is via Durlston Country Park; expect a steep walk and uneven, weed-covered rock platforms....
6.2 miles from Green Island
A long, gently shelving sandy beach below the East Cliff between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers. Clean sand with timber groynes and shifting gutters/bars; fish it on a flooding tide at dusk or after dark once bathers thin out. Plaice show in spring, bass and smoothhounds arrive late spring–summer on crab,...
6.2 miles from Green Island
Prominent rocky headland by the lighthouse at Durlston, offering deep, kelpy water close in and strong tidal flow. Best in settled weather with a flooding tide, especially dawn/dusk through late spring to autumn for pollack, wrasse, mackerel and garfish; winter can see whiting and pouting after dark. Access is via...
