Hengistbury Head
Fishing Marks near Hengistbury Head
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Discover sea fishing in Hengistbury Head, Dorset with fast access to Hengistbury Head Long Groyne, Hengistbury Head and Mudeford Spit. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Hengistbury Head, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
Hengistbury Head Long Groyne
0.1 miles from Hengistbury Head
A long rock-and-concrete breakwater projecting from Hengistbury Head into fast, clean water. It offers quick depth, strong tide run, and mixed sand/reef ground, making it a prolific summer feathering and lure mark with year-round bait potential. Expect shoals (mackerel/scad/garfish) on the flood, wrasse and scorpions tight to the rocks, and...
Hengistbury Head
0.5 miles from Hengistbury Head
A long rock breakwater at the seaward end of Hengistbury Head, forming the mouth of Christchurch Harbour (the Run). Deep water is close in with a strong tidal stream and mixed ground of boulders and adjacent clean sand. It fishes well for summer pelagics (mackerel, garfish, scad) and produces bass...
Mudeford Spit
0.7 miles from Hengistbury Head
A sandy shingle spit at the mouth of Christchurch Harbour known for strong tidal flow in “The Run.” Fish either the bay side (clean sand into Christchurch Bay) or the harbour channel for fast-moving predators and flatfish. Best results around a flooding tide, especially dawn, dusk, and after dark in...
The Run Mudeford
0.8 miles from Hengistbury Head
A fast, narrow tidal channel at the mouth of Christchurch Harbour between Mudeford Quay and Mudeford Sandbank. Strong currents funnel bait and predators, giving short but productive windows around the turn of the tide. Summer sees mackerel and garfish in the flow; bass hunt the eddies and seams; mullet graze...
Mudeford Quay
0.9 miles from Hengistbury Head
Mudeford Quay sits at the mouth of Christchurch Harbour beside “The Run,” a fast, tide-swept channel between the quay and Hengistbury Head. It is a popular, easy-access harbour mark with parking, toilets and a café, and night-time lighting that draws baitfish and predators in summer. Expect strong tidal flow, busy...
Avon Beach
1.3 miles from Hengistbury Head
A gently shelving sandy/shingle beach in Christchurch Bay between Friars Cliff and Mudeford Quay. Avon Beach offers easy access, parking and facilities, making it popular. Fishing is best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark when anglers can reach the outer sand bars. Expect winter whiting and dogfish,...