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Discover sea fishing in Grove (Dorset), Dorset with fast access to East Weares, Grove Point and Church Ope Cove. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Grove (Dorset), terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
2.7 miles from Grove (Dorset)
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...
2.9 miles from Grove (Dorset)
Exposed rock ledges at Portland Bill around the Pulpit Rock formation, offering very deep water close in and powerful tidal run. Productive year‑round, with peak sport from late spring to autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and scad; conger and huss after dark. Best on a flooding or ebbing tide with...
2.9 miles from Grove (Dorset)
Iconic tidal headland of rugged rocks and deep water close in. Multiple ledges around the lighthouse, Pulpit Rock and the Bill give access to strong tidal seams that draw predators. Productive for lure and float fishing in clear, settled weather; after dark, bottom fishing with strong gear produces. Exposure to...
3.0 miles from Grove (Dorset)
A well-known tidal bottleneck where the Fleet Lagoon meets Portland Harbour beside the A354 bridge. Expect a strong tidal run, clear water on neaps, and a clean-sand channel bordered by mixed ground and lagoon shallows. Best results come on the flood and first of the ebb; slack can be quiet....
3.1 miles from Grove (Dorset)
Sheltered shingle-and-sand on the Portland Harbour side at Ferrybridge (Smallmouth Bay), with easy parking and level access. Clean-to-mixed ground with patches of boulders; best on a flooding tide and into dusk when baitfish push in. Suits light ledgering, float tactics and small metals/feathers. Summer brings mackerel, scad, garfish and mullet;...
3.5 miles from Grove (Dorset)
Sandsfoot Castle sits on the north side of Portland Harbour near Weymouth, offering sheltered rock and shingle ledges with sand and weed patches in front. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings surface activity and bait fish; winter sees small whiting and pouting....
