Fishing in Hayes

5.9 miles from Hayes

Harbour-side promenade along the Whitecliff shoreline of Poole Harbour. Shallow mudflats with draining channels; best fished around the flood and first of the ebb, especially on spring tides. Classic winter flounder venue, with summer sport from thin‑lipped mullet and bass. Night sessions produce sole and eels. Easy access via the...

6.2 miles from Hayes

Alum Chine is a steep-sided wooded chine cutting down to Bournemouth’s sandy beach, with fishing mainly from the open beach and occasional rougher patches near the chine/outfalls. Access is easy via the promenade and zig-zag paths from the clifftop, and the mark fishes as a classic surf-beach venue: clean sand,...

6.4 miles from Hayes

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...

6.7 miles from Hayes

Poole Harbour Walls are the stone/concrete harbour training walls at the mouth of Poole Harbour, fished from the top or edges where safe footholds exist. It’s a tidal, current-swept mark with deep water close in and a strong mix of harbour and open-sea species; spinning and float fishing work in...

6.7 miles from Hayes

Salterns Marina Wall is a sheltered harbour-wall mark on the entrance channel at Salterns/Poole Harbour, fished from a paved footpath/edge with short casts into deeper marina/approach water. It’s mainly a light-gear, close-range spot for mullet, bass and mixed flatfish, with occasional eels and rays in warmer months; tides run but...

6.9 miles from Hayes

Durley Chine is a wide, sandy beach on Poole Bay between Bournemouth Pier and Alum Chine. It’s mostly clean sand with wooden groynes and a gentle gradient, making it ideal for standard beach gear and long casts. Best results come on the flooding tide into dusk and after dark, especially...