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Planning a session in Langton Herring, Dorset? Start with Abbotsbury Beach, Dragon's Teeth Abbotsbury and Greenhill Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
5.0 miles from Langton Herring
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....
5.1 miles from Langton Herring
A rough, rocky headland on the Weymouth side of the Portland Harbour entrance with deep water close in, kelp-filled gullies and broken ground. The tidal run along the point funnels bait and predators, making it a reliable summer wrasse and pollack venue with LRF potential, and a decent winter spot...
5.1 miles from Langton Herring
Rocky ledges below Nothe Gardens/Nothe Fort at the mouth of Weymouth Harbour. Mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and patches of sand; decent depth and noticeable tide run on springs. Best in late spring to autumn for wrasse, garfish, mackerel and scad; winter brings pouting and occasional pollack. Conger after...
5.1 miles from Langton Herring
Overcombe is the eastern end of Weymouth Bay in Dorset, a gently shelving shingle/sand beach by the River Jordan outflow. Clean ground with occasional sandbars makes it a reliable venue for surf bass and a good mix of flatfish; summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad, while winter nights see whiting...
5.2 miles from Langton Herring
A long stone breakwater at the mouth of Weymouth Harbour with deep, fast-running water on the seaward side and mixed sand/rock ground along the wall. Very popular in summer for mackerel, garfish and scad; year-round for pouting, pollack and wrasse, with whiting in winter and occasional conger at night. Easy...
5.2 miles from Langton Herring
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;...
