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Planning a session in Slepe, Dorset? Start with Lake Pier, Rockley Point and Hamworthy Park. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
6.4 miles from Slepe
A small, banjo-shaped stone pier on the town beach at Swanage Bay (Dorset). It borders the stream outflow and clean sand, making it productive for mullet, summer pelagics and close-range flatfish. Best fished outside bathing hours (early morning, evening or at night). Flooding tide and gentle onshore breeze help. Expect...
6.6 miles from Slepe
Exposed limestone headland (also known as St Alban’s Head) with steep, rough-ground ledges and fast tidal run from St Alban’s Ledge. Deep water close in gives summer sport with wrasse, pollack and mackerel; bass work the race in lively seas and conger feed after dark. Access is via long, uneven...
6.6 miles from Slepe
A prominent limestone headland at the eastern edge of Swanage Bay with stepped rock ledges, kelp-filled gullies and fast tidal flow off the tip. Deep water is close in, making it productive for float fishing, lures and heavy bottom fishing. Best on the flood and at dusk/dawn; summer–autumn for wrasse,...
6.8 miles from Slepe
A long, gently shelving sandy beach between Bournemouth and Sandbanks, centered on the Branksome Chine stream outflow. Groynes create gutters and bars that hold fish, with surf and coloured water after a westerly blow suiting bass. Summer evenings bring mackerel, scad and garfish; nights produce dogfish and the odd ray...
6.9 miles from Slepe
A rugged limestone headland on the Jurassic Coast at the eastern end of Worbarrow Bay, inside the Lulworth (MOD) Ranges. You fish from low rock ledges into clear, relatively deep water with kelp beds, ledges and rough ground interspersed with sand patches. Excellent for wrasse and pollack around the kelp,...
7.0 miles from Slepe
Prominent rocky headland by the lighthouse at Durlston, offering deep, kelpy water close in and strong tidal flow. Best in settled weather with a flooding tide, especially dawn/dusk through late spring to autumn for pollack, wrasse, mackerel and garfish; winter can see whiting and pouting after dark. Access is via...
