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Sea fishing in Winterborne Came, Dorset puts you close to top marks like Bowleaze Pier, Bowleaze Cove and Overcombe. 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.
6.2 miles from Winterborne Came
Rocky ledges below Nothe Gardens/Nothe Fort at the mouth of Weymouth Harbour. Mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and patches of sand; decent depth and noticeable tide run on springs. Best in late spring to autumn for wrasse, garfish, mackerel and scad; winter brings pouting and occasional pollack. Conger after...
6.3 miles from Winterborne Came
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...
6.4 miles from Winterborne Came
A small, clear-water rocky cove on the Nothe headland in Weymouth, offering easy access to kelp-covered ledges and mixed rough ground. Ideal for float fishing, LRF and light lure work, with wrasse and mini-species abundant close in and pelagics passing in summer. Sheltered compared to open coast, but rocks can...
6.4 miles from Winterborne Came
A rough, rocky headland on the Weymouth side of the Portland Harbour entrance with deep water close in, kelp-filled gullies and broken ground. The tidal run along the point funnels bait and predators, making it a reliable summer wrasse and pollack venue with LRF potential, and a decent winter spot...
6.9 miles from Winterborne Came
A small, sheltered shingle/sand beach in Portland Harbour beneath Sandsfoot Castle. Clean, gently shelving ground with patches of weed and occasional rock at the margins. Best fished on a flooding tide through high water with light tackle. Summer brings shoaling mackerel, garfish and scad; bass and mullet patrol the margins...
7.1 miles from Winterborne Came
Sandsfoot Castle sits on the north side of Portland Harbour near Weymouth, offering sheltered rock and shingle ledges with sand and weed patches in front. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings surface activity and bait fish; winter sees small whiting and pouting....
