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Brighton, Hove & Shoreham Shore Fishing Marks
Explore the best fishing marks in Brighton and Hove with our insider’s guide, complete with an interactive Google Map to help you navigate to your next angling adventure. From the serene stretches of Seaford Beach to the vibrant scene at Brighton Marina, this guide has you covered. And for the latest tips, advice, and local knowledge, be sure to pop into our tackle shop—you’ll find the expertise you need to make every fishing trip a success.
1. Seaford Beach
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Two miles of easy access shingle beach. The beach runs from splash point at the eastern end, through to the yacht club at the western end. Public toilets and cafes are available at various points along the coast road.
The water is generally deeper the further east you go. Mostly clean ground, but there is reef at the eastern end.
Produces all the usual Sussex species and is noted for spring plaice fishing. Big bass fall to livebaits during calm weather, and large fish/squid baits when a surf is on.
2. Splash Point
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Deeper end of Seaford Beach, can be snaggy.
3. Tidemills
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Shallow end of Seaford beach, often has a nice level of surf for bass fishing (can be popular with surfers)
Car park Location: Park and walk over the railway line crossing to the beach. Do not leave any valuables on display in your car.
4. Brighton Marina East Arm
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Park in the multi storey car park here, then walk east past the restaurants and boats. Cross the lock gates and you arrive at the east arm.. Maybe a 10 minute walk.The first 12 bays are very rocky, but good for bass, wrasse and other rock loving species. Float or lure fish, or fish a rotten bottom rig to minimise tackle losses.
After bay 12 the ground is much cleaner, and more suited to traditional bottom fishing rigs. Expect plaice, bass, and gurnard to worm baits. Chance of dogfish and rays to fish baits.
Floatfishing for mackerel and garfish can be more productive than bottom fishing in the summer
Day tickets are available from wardens that patrol the arms.
NO NIGHT FISHING on the East arm. NO FISHING INSIDE THE MARINA
5. Brighton Marina West Arm
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Park in the multi storey car park here, walk out alongside the hand car wash and up the ramp.
Very rocky, but good for bass, bream and other rock loving species. Float or lure fish, or fish a rotten bottom rig to minimise tackle losses.
Floatfishing for mackerel and garfish can be more productive than bottom fishing in the summer
Day and night tickets are available from wardens that patrol the arms.
Night fishing is sometimes allowed. BLUE rod lights and BLUE head torches only. No fishing inside the marina
6. Banjo Groyne Brighton
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Well known for spring plaice fishing. Ground is generally clean in front of this mark, but gets rougher the further you get towards Brighton Marina. Reliable plaice fishing can rely on long casting. Night fishing is best in the Summer to avoid the crowds.
7. King Alfred Beach Hove
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Reliable mark for general shore fishing throughout the year. Clean ground.
Park in the Pay & Display Car Park here
8. Southwick Beach
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9. Southwick Canal
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A few hundred yards of grassy bank where you can fish inside the port canal. A great venue to take kids crabbing, or try lrf tactics for mini species. Isome worms on dropshot rigs work well for the minis. The canal does hold some surprises. Congers, rays, huss, bass mullet and seatrout can be present.
10. Shoreham East Arm
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Good venue to access deeper water without the need for a long cast. Generally less busy than the West arm.
Park at the pay and display at Carats Cafe and walk from there, past the wind turbines. Fishing is by day ticket, no need to pay in advance just turn up and fish.
May be shut in dangerous weather, Fishing is controlled by SHACO, contact them via Facebook.
Night fishing is members only
11. Shoreham West Arm
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Good venue to access deeper water without the need for a long cast. Popular local venue, especially when there are mackerel to be caught.
Park at the pay and display at Forthaven and short walk from there.
Fishing is by day ticket, no need to pay in advance just turn up and fish. May be shut in dangerous weather
Fishing is controlled by SHACO, contact them via Facebook.
Night fishing is members only
12. The Burrells
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Shoreham beach is a long shingle beach, without many obvious features. Inevitably though, some areas do seem to fish better.
The beach in front of the road called ‘The Burrells’ is one such area. The water is slightly deeper here. Steep shingle gives way onto clean sand. Good for general summer beach fishing, especially at night.
Can offer good early morning lure fishing for bass, before the light gets strong and the holidaymakers arrive. In Autumn this is often the area where mackerel and bass shoal up their prey into impressive clouds of baitfish.
13. Widewater Beach
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The sea bed changes from sand to rock and weed here, as you move west towards Worthing. Generally this ground can hold more natural food, and this beach offers good bait fishing over high water for bass, bream, mullet, gars etc. Also good bass lure fishing over low water. Expect shore conger in the Autumn.
14. Worthing Pier
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Worthing pier is an ideal beginners’ venue. The rough ground attracts loads of small bream, wrasse and other rock species. Use small barbless hooks and small baits and please return the fish carefully to the water. They’re not all small though, every year the pier throws up large bass, large rays and is very productive for conger in the Autumn.
Fishing is free, no overhead casting from the main pier stem. No night fishing.