Can you catch Whiting at The Naze?

Yes — Whiting scores 8/10 at The Naze. A main autumn and winter target after dark; fish worm, squid or mackerel strips on a two-hook flapper.

Can you catch Flounder at The Naze?

Yes — Flounder scores 8/10 at The Naze. Reliable estuary-coast flatfish; use ragworm or lugworm on light flowing rigs over clean sand.

Can you catch Bass at The Naze?

Yes — Bass scores 7/10 at The Naze. Best from late spring to autumn, especially on a flooding tide with worm, crab or small baitfish baits.

Can you catch Dab at The Naze?

Yes — Dab scores 7/10 at The Naze. Common in cooler months on sandy ground; small worm cocktails and size 1-2 hooks work well.

Can you catch Pouting at The Naze?

Yes — Pouting scores 6/10 at The Naze. Common small fish around dusk and at night, taking small worm, squid and fish-strip baits.

Can you catch Plaice at The Naze?

Yes — Plaice scores 6/10 at The Naze. Most likely in spring and early summer; target cleaner sand with lugworm, ragworm or tipped strips.

Can you catch Thornback Ray at The Naze?

Yes — Thornback Ray scores 6/10 at The Naze. Present from spring into autumn; cast fish, squid or sandeel baits beyond the first shallow gutter.

Can you catch Lesser Spotted Dogfish at The Naze?

Yes — Lesser Spotted Dogfish scores 5/10 at The Naze. Can show after dark in warmer months; squid, mackerel and fish-strip baits are effective.

Can you catch Smoothhound at The Naze?

Yes — Smoothhound scores 5/10 at The Naze. Summer possibility on crab baits, particularly when the water is warm and reasonably coloured.

Can you catch Cod at The Naze?

Yes — Cod scores 4/10 at The Naze. Occasional winter fish rather than dependable catches; use large lugworm, crab or squid-and-worm baits in rough weather.

Can you catch Mackerel at The Naze?

Yes — Mackerel scores 4/10 at The Naze. Summer visitor when clear water and bait shoals are present; use feathers or a small dexter wedge.

Can you catch Garfish at The Naze?

Yes — Garfish scores 4/10 at The Naze. A summer surface-water option; float-fish small sandeel or mackerel strip during calm, clear conditions.

Essex

The Naze

6.3· Beach · Essex

The Naze is an exposed sand-and-shingle shore beneath the distinctive, actively eroding clay cliffs north of Walton-on-the-Naze. Access is mainly by walking the beach or coastal paths from Walton and the Naze visitor area; it fishes best around the flooding tide for flatfish, bass and rays, with winter whiting and occasional cod from deeper water. Keep well clear of the cliff base, check the tide carefully and expect a walk to find a clear, fishable section.

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Today · Best window

Best window: 06:00-09:00 around the rising tide

Most likely species: Flounder and Plaice

Good conditions. Best around 06:00-09:00 around the rising tide. Good chance of Flounder and Plaice.

SW 5 mphRain 5%High tide 08:51

Worth fishing if you can hit the best window.

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Sep 7–13, 2026

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Monday 7 · windows & tide · Today

19°S 7 · dry

19°SW 9 · dry

25°SW 17 · dry

23°SW 13 · dry

▼ Low tide02:261.3m

▲ High tide08:513.3m

▼ Low tide15:121.0m

▲ High tide21:313.7m

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Strong neap tides2.4m range · 29% below normalBuilding toward springs

Why this rating?

Manageable wave movement: fishable with moderate shelter.
Gentle 11mph SW breeze puts a little life on the water without heavy drift.
High water at 08:51 and 21:31 — the last of the flood and first of the ebb are usually the prime spells.
Warm (22°C) — bright spells can push fish deeper, so favor low light.
Low rain risk (5%) — should stay comfortable all session.
Bite rating is strong today — fish the peak windows with confidence.

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The Naze is a mobile, tide-led sand-and-shingle beach mark beneath actively eroding cliffs. It is best approached as a venue to read on the day: locate the freshest gullies, runnels, shell patches and bank drop-offs, then fish the flooding tide with one bait close and one toward deeper-looking water. It can produce reliable flatfish and seasonal bass, rays and winter whiting, but exposure, shifting beach profile and tide access can quickly dictate whether it is worth fishing.