Gypshayes

3.8 miles from Gypshayes

A long, gently shelving sandy beach in Studland Bay with clean sand and nearby seagrass beds. Productive across flooding tides, especially at dusk and into dark. Best for flatfish with bass in onshore surf, winter whiting, and summer mackerel/garfish; occasional rays and smoothhound. Easy access and facilities via National Trust...

4.5 miles from Gypshayes

A large, sheltered sandy bay on the Isle of Purbeck facing Poole Bay. Mostly clean sand with a gentle gradient, with occasional weed beds and rockier ground toward Old Harry Rocks and the South Haven entrance to Poole Harbour. Best fished at dawn/dusk or after dark outside the busy bathing...

5.3 miles from Gypshayes

A wide, sandy beach on the Studland side of the Poole Harbour entrance, just south of the chain ferry. Gentle bars with strong tidal run along the harbour channel create rips and seams that draw baitfish and bass. Best on a flooding tide at first/last light for bass; spring–autumn for...

5.6 miles from Gypshayes

An extensive system of flat limestone reefs and kelp-filled gullies on the south-facing Jurassic Coast. The ledges provide mixed rough ground with pockets of sand and shallow-to-moderate depth, ideal for wrasse and light-rock fishing in settled, clear water from spring through autumn. Bass and pollack patrol the flooding tide and...

5.6 miles from Gypshayes

A series of flat limestone ledges beneath Clavell Tower at Kimmeridge Bay, offering clear water, kelp-filled gullies and quick access to deeper channels on a flooding tide; best in settled weather from late spring to autumn, with productive lure and float fishing but beware swell, slippery weed and rockfall from...

5.6 miles from Gypshayes

A classic Purbeck rock mark of wave-cut limestone ledges and kelp-filled gullies under Hen Cliff near Kimmeridge. It offers quick access to 3–10 m of water over very rough ground and fishes best from late spring to autumn. Daylight floods and dusk are prime for wrasse and pollack; summer evenings...