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Sand Goby Fishing in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire has 9 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 Gloucestershire
Ranked by how strongly sand goby show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Newnham-on-Severn
Worth a try for sand goby
Muddy margins; size 16–20 hooks with tiny worm/shrimp. Fish slack windows around HW/LW with micro-ledger or small float tight to the edge.
Purton
Worth a try for sand goby
Size 20 hook, tiny worm/fish morsel on the sandy patches at the foot of the banks. Best around slack water on neaps.
Hempsted
Worth a try for sand goby
Tiny worm baits on micro rigs fished tight to the edge at slack or gentle flood; summer. Keep leads light and static.
Berkeley Pill
Shows occasionally for sand goby
Tiny baits on size 18 near sandy patches at the pill mouth around HW slack; gentle lift-and-drop.
Saul Warth
Shows occasionally for sand goby
Micro hooks and tiny worm bits in sandy/muddy creases at slack on neap tides. Often tight to the edge.
Fretherne
Shows occasionally for sand goby
HW over sandy/muddy patches by the wall; pinches of rag on very small hooks. Light leads and short casts. Summer.
Hock Cliff
Shows occasionally for sand goby
Occasional on sandy patches among the mud at low water. Tiny hooks with worm crumbs; short dropshot under the rod tip. Neap lows and calm days help spotting them.
Elmore Back
Shows occasionally for sand goby
Tiny hooks with worm slivers dropped into silty margins at slack water; the strong flow strips baits, so pick neap tides and calm edges.
Minsterworth
Shows occasionally for sand goby
Low to mid tide on sandy bars and channel edges. Tiny hooks and worm slivers; microfishing tactics with minimal lead.
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.