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Common Goby Fishing in Bristol
Bristol has 18 shore marks rated for common goby. They're ranked below by how strongly common goby show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
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Best months: Apr–Oct · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
Time of day Daylight sessions fish best
Best common goby marks in Bristol
Ranked by how strongly common goby show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Sea Mills
Reliable for common goby
Abundant on mud margins. Size 16-20 hooks with tiny worm/mussel. Fish inches off bottom during mid-flood among stones and weed by the wall.
Spike Island
Reliable for common goby
Size 18-22 hooks; tiny worm or prawn slivers fished static on the bottom in slack water along silt edges and pontoon bases. Summer.
Nova Scotia Steps
Reliable for common goby
Micro hooks (16–20) with tiny worm/shrimp, lowered tight to the steps at slack water; summer to early autumn.
New Cut
Reliable for common goby
Tiny size 14–18 hooks with small rag/Isome pieces dropped tight to steps and walls; fish at HW slack in summer.
Lamplighters Marsh
Worth a try for common goby
Micro session at low to mid tide along muddy margins. Size 14–18 hooks, tiny rag/prawn slivers; short drop-shot under the rod tip.
The Pump House, Hotwells
Worth a try for common goby
Size 16-20 hooks with tiny worm bits; fish tight to muddy margins and slack beside the wall; gentle lift-and-hold in warmer months.
Kingsweston Pill
Worth a try for common goby
Tiny hooks (14-18) with slivers of worm down the margins and around weed at mid tide; summer; good while scratching.
Sea Mills Promenade
Worth a try for common goby
Size 14–18 hooks with tiny worm bits; dip along margins, steps and small stones at low water. Summer micro-fishing.
Cumberland Basin
Worth a try for common goby
Micro hooks (16-18) and tiny worm baits around steps and wall toes at mid to high tide. Keep rigs simple and light.
Hotwells
Worth a try for common goby
Size 16–20 hook with tiny worm or isopod baits flicked to the wall base and silt margins. Calm neaps; short dropshot or paternoster.
Vauxhall Bridge
Worth a try for common goby
LRF tactics: size 16-20 hooks with isome or tiny worm. Lower straight down tight to the wall during slack on neaps. Use 1-3 g weights; short drops.
Bedminster Bridge
Worth a try for common goby
Size 16–20 hooks with tiny worm/shrimp slivers lowered tight to the wall at low water. Light drop-shot or mini paternoster; neap tides give steadier bites.
Sea Mills Harbour
Worth a try for common goby
Species-hunt with size 14–16 and small rag/maggot in the margins on the flood; tiny leads, keep baits static on the mud.
Bath Bridge
Worth a try for common goby
Micro hooks (16–20) with tiny rag pieces dropped straight down the wall at low water; summer. Keep baits on the bottom among stones and silt.
Horseshoe Bend
Worth a try for common goby
Species-hunt at low water around stones; size 16–20 hook with tiny worm bits dropped under the rod tip.
Portway River Wall
Worth a try for common goby
Micro hooks (16–20) with tiny worm slivers right in the margins on neaps or slack water. Quick lift when tapping bites show.
Gaol Ferry Bridge
Worth a try for common goby
Micro hooks (size 16–20) with tiny worm/fish scraps lowered tight to the wall in slack water; warm, calm days on the flood.
Netham Weir
Shows occasionally for common goby
Micro hooks with tiny rag or squid slivers dropped tight to steps and rocks; short drop, summer floods.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Tactics for common goby
Top baits, best first
- Harbour Rag (Maddies)
- Mussel
- Soft Plastic (Worm / Isome-style)
Rigs that work, best first
- Dropshot
- Split Shot Rig
- Jighead
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Common Goby species guide.