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Planning a session in Muccleshell, Dorset? Start with Boscombe Beach, Fisherman's Walk and East Cliff Beach Bournemouth. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
6.1 miles from Muccleshell
Shingle-and-sand beach directly below Highcliffe Castle on Christchurch Bay, with timber/rock groynes and patches of clay and rough ground between cleaner sand. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark, when surf gutters form along the bars. Summer brings bass in the surf, smoothhounds on peeler...
6.4 miles from Muccleshell
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 Muccleshell
Highcliffe Beach is a shingle-and-sand surf beach backed by soft cliffs and groynes, facing Christchurch Bay with views to the Isle of Wight. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially at dusk and after dark, with onshore SW winds pushing a lively surf that draws bass close. Summer offers...
6.8 miles from Muccleshell
A long, gently shelving sandy beach on the Poole Bay side of the Sandbanks peninsula. Clear, clean ground with occasional shallow gutters and rips; strongest tides are toward the harbour entrance. Best results at dawn/dusk and into darkness, especially on a flooding tide with a light surf. Summer-autumn see bass,...
7.0 miles from Muccleshell
Shingle-and-sand beach where the Chewton Bunny stream meets Christchurch Bay, on the east side of Highcliffe. The stream mouth creates gutters and a colour line that regularly draws baitfish and bass; nearby ground is mostly clean with patches of small stones between timber groynes. Best on a flooding tide, especially...
7.2 miles from Muccleshell
A busy harbour‑mouth slip next to the Sandbanks chain ferry on the Poole side. The mark gives access to a deep, fast tidal channel with a mostly clean sand/shell bottom and strong rips and eddies along the walls and adjacent beach. Summer brings shoals of mackerel, garfish and scad, with...
