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Rockley Point
2.5 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
A small, sheltered point inside Poole Harbour by Rockley Park, offering mixed sand–mud ground with patches of rock and weed, shallow at...
View markLake Pier
3.1 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Lake Pier is a small wooden pier at Hamworthy on the western edge of Poole Harbour. It offers sheltered, easy-access fishing over...
View markHamworthy Beach
3.8 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Hamworthy Beach sits on the inner Poole Harbour shore, with easy parking and level access to a shingle/sand edge and adjacent harbour...
View markHamworthy Park
4.0 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Hamworthy Park is a sheltered, family-friendly harbour beach on the north side of the Hamworthy peninsula, offering easy, level access to shallow...
View markPoole Harbour Walls
5.1 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Poole Harbour Walls are the stone/concrete harbour training walls at the mouth of Poole Harbour, fished from the top or edges where...
View markBaiter Park
5.5 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
A flat, easily accessed harbour shoreline inside Poole Harbour with firm paths, slipways and patches of shingle over mud and sand. Shallow...
View markQuick links: Rockley Point · Lake Pier · Hamworthy Beach · Hamworthy Park · Poole Harbour Walls · Baiter Park
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Rockley Point
2.5 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
A small, sheltered point inside Poole Harbour by Rockley Park, offering mixed sand–mud ground with patches of rock and weed, shallow at low water with a defined channel close in. Best fished on the last two hours of the flood through high and into the first of the ebb. Winter...
Lake Pier
3.1 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Lake Pier is a small wooden pier at Hamworthy on the western edge of Poole Harbour. It offers sheltered, easy-access fishing over predominantly muddy/silty ground with eelgrass and access to nearby channels. Best results are typically two hours either side of high water; at dead low the water is shallow....
Hamworthy Beach
3.8 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Hamworthy Beach sits on the inner Poole Harbour shore, with easy parking and level access to a shingle/sand edge and adjacent harbour walls. Fishing is typically for harbour flatfish and mullet with light tackle, plus occasional bass and dogfish when tide run picks up; best results come from working the...
Hamworthy Park
4.0 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Hamworthy Park is a sheltered, family-friendly harbour beach on the north side of the Hamworthy peninsula, offering easy, level access to shallow mud–sand flats and the adjacent channel within Poole Harbour. Fishing is most productive on the flooding tide and into dusk, when bass and mullet patrol the margins and...
Poole Harbour Walls
5.1 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
Poole Harbour Walls are the stone/concrete harbour training walls at the mouth of Poole Harbour, fished from the top or edges where safe footholds exist. It’s a tidal, current-swept mark with deep water close in and a strong mix of harbour and open-sea species; spinning and float fishing work in...
Baiter Park
5.5 miles from Sandford (Dorset)
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...