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Sand Goby Fishing in Bristol
Bristol has 13 shore marks rated for sand goby. They're ranked below by how strongly sand 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.
When to go
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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 sand goby marks in Bristol
Ranked by how strongly sand goby show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Cumberland Basin
Reliable for sand goby
LRF: size 14-18 hooks with tiny rag/squid pieces. Fish tight to mud/sand margins on any stage; gentle lift-and-drop.
Sea Mills
Reliable for sand goby
Over sandy-mud patches at the foot of the wall. Size 16-20 hooks, tiny rag slivers. Best mid-flood to high on neaps when the flow eases.
New Cut
Reliable for sand goby
Light paternoster with tiny slivers of rag on size 16 hooks; target sandy/mud edges at HW slack or first of the ebb. Spring–autumn.
Lamplighters Marsh
Worth a try for sand goby
Flooding tide over shallow sandy/muddy pockets. Ultra-light gear, size 14–18 hooks with rag slivers; short casts and slow lifts.
Nova Scotia Steps
Worth a try for sand goby
Mini rigs with size 16 hooks and small worm baits at the base of the steps over silt; fish slack water on neaps.
Kingsweston Pill
Worth a try for sand goby
Mini rigs with small worm baits over sandy or muddy patches at low to mid water; gentle lobs only; summer.
Sea Mills Promenade
Worth a try for sand goby
Micro hooks and worm slivers over sandy/muddy patches near the edge on low or early flood. Best on neaps in summer.
Horseshoe Bend
Worth a try for sand goby
Sandy/muddy margins; tiny worm pieces on size 16–20, gentle lift-and-drop during slack water windows.
Hotwells
Worth a try for sand goby
Tiny worm pieces on size 18–20 over sandy patches inside the Basin on neaps. Keep baits static and close to the bottom.
Bedminster Bridge
Worth a try for sand goby
Micro hooks and bits of worm on a mini paternoster; fish silty margins and slack pockets below the bridge on neap tides. Short drops, minimal weight.
Sea Mills Harbour
Worth a try for sand goby
Small rag on micro hooks; fish muddy shallows on first push of the flood; very short casts.
Bath Bridge
Worth a try for sand goby
Tiny worm baits on size 18–20 hooks in the margins over sand/mud patches at low to mid tide; best in summer.
Netham Weir
Shows occasionally for sand goby
Tiny baits on micro hooks fished static on the edge of flow lanes; summer on the flood.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Tactics for sand goby
Top baits, best first
- Harbour Rag (Maddies)
- White Rag
- Mussel
- Cockle
Rigs that work, best first
- Dropshot
- Split Shot Rig
- Jighead
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Sand Goby species guide.