Fishing in Stanley Gate

22.6 miles from Stanley Gate

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...

22.8 miles from Stanley Gate

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...

22.9 miles from Stanley Gate

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...

23.0 miles from Stanley Gate

Mostyn Deep is a deep-water channel on the Dee Estuary off Mostyn, fished from the shore around the dock/sea wall and adjacent hard standing where you can reach fast-running tide and soft mud/sand at range. Access is generally easy on foot from nearby parking, but it’s a working estuary with...

23.1 miles from Stanley Gate

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...

23.1 miles from Stanley Gate

Mostyn Foreshore is a tidal Dee Estuary shore mark of mud-and-sand flats with shallow channels and occasional firm patches, fished mainly with long casts into gutters on the flooding tide. Access is on foot from nearby parking/roads along the foreshore paths/track, but the ground is soft in places and the...