Fishing in Billinge Scarr

42.6 miles from Billinge Scarr

Greenfield Dock is a sheltered, tidal dock/harbour basin on the Dee Estuary near Greenfield, fished from accessible quay walls, railings and adjacent hard standing. It’s a quiet, snaggy venue with silty channels and short-range casting, best around the flooding tide when fish push in to feed; expect typical estuary sport...

42.7 miles from Billinge Scarr

Flint Foreshore is a wide, very shallow Dee Estuary foreshore of mud and sand with patches of shingle and scattered rocks, fished mainly by casting from the promenade/sea wall and lower foreshore on bigger tides. Access is easy from Flint town with short walks, but the ground is soft and...

42.8 miles from Billinge Scarr

Bagillt Foreshore is a low-lying Dee Estuary shoreline of mixed mud, sand and broken ground with patches of stones and old sea-defence debris, fished mainly by short walks from the coastal path/foreshore access points and setting up on firm sand or shingle. It’s typical estuary shore angling: best around the...

42.9 miles from Billinge Scarr

Hawarden Bridge is an estuary mark on the tidal River Dee, fished from accessible riverbank/embankment areas and near the bridge approaches where the current runs hard. Expect muddy/silty ground with channels, strong flow on bigger tides, and a mix of flattie and eel fishing rather than clear-water rock species; best...

42.9 miles from Billinge Scarr

Flint Castle sits on the upper Dee estuary with fishing from the sea wall, promenade and adjacent mud/sand flats at high water. It’s a classic estuary mark: gentle casting into a tidal channel with strong run on springs, best around high water (and the first of the ebb) when fish...

42.9 miles from Billinge Scarr

Talacre Beach is a long, open sandy shore at the mouth of the Dee Estuary, with easy access from the Talacre/Camping area and plenty of room to spread out; fishing is typical surf/flatfish and rays over sand with occasional mixed ground and channels, best worked with a bit of range...