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Quick links: Man O'War Bay · Durdle Pier · Durdle Door · St Oswald's Bay · Lulworth Banks · Stair Hole

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Man O'War Bay

(6.4/10)

3.3 miles from Knighton, East

A picturesque shingle-and-rock cove immediately east of Durdle Door, offering clear water over kelp-fringed ledges and boulder patches. Best fished from the rocky points and adjacent boulders for wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, scad and garfish moving through in summer; the central shingle fishes to mixed ground. Dawn/dusk and a...

Bass Pollack Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel) Ballan Wrasse

Durdle Pier

(6.6/10)

3.4 miles from Knighton, East

A natural limestone ledge between Durdle Door and Man O’ War Bay. Deep water tight to the rocks with kelp-filled gullies; very snaggy. Best in calm, settled weather on a flooding tide through high. Prime months are late spring to early autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish, with bass...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Ballan Wrasse

Durdle Door

(6.8/10)

3.4 miles from Knighton, East

Iconic Jurassic Coast beach with a limestone arch and adjacent reefs. Steep shingle drops quickly into mixed rough and sand, giving deep water close in. Best in settled, clear conditions from late spring to autumn; winter produces whiting/pout/dogs. Dawn/dusk and a flooding tide are prime. Lures and float rigs score...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

St Oswald's Bay

(5.9/10)

3.4 miles from Knighton, East

A remote, steep shingle beach backed by high chalk cliffs between Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove. Mixed ground with boulders and kelp at the ends and cleaner sand patches in the middle gives options for both lure and bait fishing. Summer evenings bring mackerel, garfish, scad and bass within range;...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Ballan Wrasse

Lulworth Banks

(6/10)

3.6 miles from Knighton, East

Lulworth Banks is a rugged Purbeck/Dorset rock-and-reef shore mark fished from ledges and rough ground above deep water, where strong tides run along the inshore bank. Access is on foot via coastal paths and a scramble onto rocky platforms, with fishing typically being a mix of spinning for summer pelagics/bass...

Bass Pollack Thornback Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish Smoothhound

Stair Hole

(6.1/10)

3.6 miles from Knighton, East

Stair Hole is a rugged limestone rock mark on the Lulworth coast, fished from ledges and gullies at the base of the cliffs. Access is on foot via the coastal path and steep steps (often slippery), so travel light and time it for safer tides. The fishing is typically close-range...

Bass Pollack Lesser Spotted Dogfish Smoothhound Mackerel

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