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European Eel Fishing in Somerset
Somerset has 12 shore marks rated for european eel. They're ranked below by how strongly european eel 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: May–Oct · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
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Best european eel marks in Somerset
Ranked by how strongly european eel show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Bridgwater Bay
Reliable for european eel
Summer nights in creeks and channels on worm/fish baits. Use strong mono and circle hooks for safe release; fish the flood into darkness.
Black Nore Point
Worth a try for european eel
Estuarine water suits them; warm nights on a flooding tide. Small fish/worm baits in slack pockets; handle wet and release.
Burnham-on-Sea North Beach
Worth a try for european eel
Warm summer nights near the river outflows. Worm or fish strip on a running ledger; let the bait hold in the gutter on the flood.
Uphill Beach
Worth a try for european eel
Night in estuary channels; small worm/fish baits on a simple running ledger. Best on neap floods; handle and release carefully.
Burnham Lighthouse Beach
Worth a try for european eel
Warm summer nights in channels on worm/fish strips, 20–40 yd out on the flood. Handle carefully and release.
Knightstone
Worth a try for european eel
Summer nights in coloured water; fish worm baits static close in; handle carefully and release.
Uphill Slipway
Worth a try for european eel
Summer nights around estuary margins and creeks. Worm or small fish baits on simple running rigs. Handle gently and release (protected species).
Weston-super-Mare North Beach
Worth a try for european eel
Occasional on worm baits in the creeks at dusk; summer floods. Barbless/offset hooks and release quickly—protected species.
Walton Bay
Shows occasionally for european eel
Summer nights in coloured water. Worm or fish strips fished static close in on the flood. Handle gently and release promptly.
Middle Hope
Shows occasionally for european eel
Warm nights; ragworm or crab in slack or neap tides; release promptly.
Steart
Shows occasionally for european eel
Warm summer nights in creeks/channels; small worm baits close in on a running ledger. Handle with wet hands and release.
Stolford
Shows occasionally for european eel
Worm or fish strip at dusk/night in coloured water; summer floods into estuary; short casts to margins.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Tactics for european eel
Top baits, best first
- Ragworm
- Mackerel Strip
- Lugworm
- Squid
Rigs that work, best first
- Running Ledger
- Flowing Trace
- Boom Ledger (Anti-Tangle)
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the European Eel species guide.