Weymouth is accredited for having one of the largest professional charter angling fleets operating out of a British harbour. There are plenty of launching areas should you choose to bring your own boat. By far the most popular venue, for shore anglers of all abilities is Chesil Beach.

The many fishing marks around Weymouth and Portland hold a wealth of marine life enabling both boat and shore anglers to sample what must be the most exciting sea angling on the South Coast.

Tropical Trigger Fish can be caught from the mighty Chesil Beach during late summer while huge Mullet feed in the Fleet, the lagoon that runs behind the massive natural bank of shifting stones. During winter the scene changes with specimen whiting and double-figure Cod becoming every shore anglers target. Wrasse to record breaking proportions patrol the rocks and kelp off the southernmost tip of Portland, while double-figure Bass and Conger growing to specimen size are a real possibility on the 'Island's' eastern flank.

The Stone Pier, guarding the western entrance to Weymouth Harbour is extremely popular with locals and holidaymakers alike hoping to catch countless species through the warm summer months. Weymouth rates as one of Britain's premier charter ports with a modern licensed charter fleet providing all types of boat fishing from Mackerel trips to evening trips on the Shambles Bank or day trips out to mid-Channel wrecks for Cod, Ling, Conger and Pollack.

Local inshore boat marks, like the famous Shambles Bank, produce specimen Turbot and Plaice while the Kidney Bank offers the chance of landing a record-breaking Blonde Ray.

Braye Harbour

Aerial View of Alderney

North Side of Weymouth Harbour

Aerial View of Weymouth

Weymouth

Alderney

The passage across the English Channel from Weymouth to Alderney is the shortest crossing possible. Alderney is only 56 nautical miles from Weymouth.

The island of Alderney extends to almost three and a half miles by one and a half miles it is the third largest of the Channel Islands and is one of the British Isles best kept fishing secrets.

The waters here are an angler's dream with lots of races and eddies, plenty of deep-water wrecks and several large shingle banks, all within a few miles of Braye harbour.

The stretch of water between the mainland of Alderney and Burhou can be treacherous and is known locally as the ‘Swinge’. The area to the east of the island with its fast moving water is known as the ‘Race of Alderney’, this is home to the famous Blanchard's Rock, where most of our Bass fishing takes place. There are dramatic sandbanks and underwater rock formations all over the place around Alderney, each one influencing the tidal patterns in its own way and each fishing differently according to the tide direction and strength, thus offering different challenges for the Bass angler, that even in the harshest tide allows you to fish with 10 oz of lead or less.

Alderney Trip Photos