Rocky limestone headland on the east side of Ringstead Bay with kelp-filled gullies and quick access to deeper water. Best in settled conditions on a flooding tide, especially into dusk; summer to early autumn sees prolific wrasse and surface-feeders, with pouting and conger after dark. Access from the National Trust...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

White Nothe

(6.3/10)

1.4 miles from West Chaldon

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...

Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Ringstead Bay

(7.2/10)

1.4 miles from West Chaldon

Ringstead Bay is a long, shingle-and-pebble beach backed by cliffs between Osmington Mills and White Nothe. It offers mixed ground: clean sand and shingle in the central stretches with reefy, kelpy, and chalk ledges toward both ends. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Bran Point

(7/10)

2.2 miles from West Chaldon

Rocky limestone ledges and gullies between Osmington Mills and Ringstead Bay. The mark gives quick access to mixed rough ground with kelp and broken reef, producing consistent sport through the warmer months. Best fished on a flooding tide into high and the first of the ebb; depth drops off fairly...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel

Durdle Door

(6.8/10)

2.3 miles from West Chaldon

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Durdle Pier

(6.6/10)

2.4 miles from West Chaldon

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Ballan Wrasse