Fishing in Formby

17.4 miles from Formby

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...

17.5 miles from Formby

Talacre Lighthouse is a wide, gently shelving sand-and-mud foreshore on the Dee Estuary side of Point of Ayr, fished by a long walk from the Talacre beach car parks across firm sand to the channels and banks around the lighthouse. It’s mainly a clean-ground venue where distance and tide-reading matter:...

17.5 miles from Formby

Point of Ayr sits at the mouth of the Dee Estuary with wide sand and mudflats giving way to channels and banks; shore access is on foot from the Point of Ayr/Gronant dunes and along the estuary edge, with fishing often done by wading to reach run-off gullies on the...

18.1 miles from Formby

Gronant Beach is a broad, gently sloping sandy shore at the mouth of the River Clwyd, with easy access from the promenade/paths and plenty of room for casting. Fishing is typical North Wales surf/estuary-mouth sport: flatfish and whiting over clean sand, with occasional rays and dogfish, and mullet/flounder closer to...

18.3 miles from Formby

Ffynnongroyw Point is a low, rocky point on the Dee Estuary’s north shore, fishing over mixed rock, shingle and sand with a gently shelving foreshore. Access is usually by walking from the coastal path and dropping onto the rocks/shingle; it’s a typical North Wales “short-cast” mark where you work the...

18.4 miles from Formby

Ffynnongroyw Beach is a gently sloping shingle-and-sand foreshore on the Dee/Irish Sea coastline, fished mainly as a flatfish and winter cod/whiting venue. Access is straightforward from the village with short walks to the tide line; most anglers fish baited rigs over clean ground, with best sport around the flood and...