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Sea fishing in Marley Wood, Dorset puts you close to top marks like Man O'War Bay, Durdle Pier and Durdle Door. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
1.7 miles from Marley Wood
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...
1.8 miles from Marley Wood
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...
1.8 miles from Marley Wood
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...
1.8 miles from Marley Wood
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;...
2.2 miles from Marley Wood
A sheltered, near-circular shingle cove on the Jurassic Coast with clear water, mixed sand/pebble in the middle and rougher, kelpy ground toward the narrow entrance and along the rocky sides. Summer and early autumn see shoals of mackerel, scad and garfish pushing in on the flood; thick-lipped mullet browse inside...
2.8 miles from Marley Wood
A prominent chalk headland between Ringstead Bay and Durdle Door with steep, committing access to rough, kelpy ground and fast‑moving tides. Deep water is close in with ledges and platforms that fish best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark in settled seas. Expect summer surface action and...
