Calshot Beach is a shallow shingle spit that deepens off dramatically at the point. I have always rated it as a good match venue as the beach is much the same throughout its entire length with no real ‘hotspots’, thus testing the anglers' fishing skills and not the luck of the draw.
Calshot has a wide variety of fish including Sole, Bass, Mullet and Plaice and during the summer months you can get plagued by Black Bream, Wrasse and School Bass which shows that the beach is a good fish holding area. I would say the best way to fish Calshot is to use a three hook flapper rig with Ragworm as bait and try to get it out as far as possible.
As the beach is very shallow it pays to try and reach the deeper water to increase your chances of catching a wider variety of fish. The beach itself starts off with stone and shingle and then leads out to sand and is dead flat with only a few small
gullies. With the nature of the sand Calshot is great for digging Lugworm and you can also dig live Sandeel in the summer.
You can almost use Calshot as a guide as to when the Plaice start to show from the
beaches and I have always found that Calshot will produce fish there earlier in the season than most other local beaches.
Alan Shergold
(The above mentioned information was written by Mr Alan Shergold on 14/10/2006. This information is to be used as a guide to help you find places to fish in your local area. Any damage to persons or persons property whether it be fishing gear, transportation or other is at the readers own risk and Mr Alan Shergold will not be held responsible. If you are in any doubt about your permission to fish any spot from Hampshire’s shore line make sure you contact the relevant authorities to check first.)
