Old Down

Fishing Marks near Old Down

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Planning a session in Old Down, Gloucestershire? Start with Littleton Pill, Littleton-upon-Severn and Oldbury-on-Severn. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

40 Marks Found

Littleton Pill

(6/10)

2.8 miles from Old Down

A tidal creek and sea wall mark on the Severn Estuary at Littleton-upon-Severn, Gloucestershire. Anglers usually fish from the flood embankment and the mouth of the pill over soft mud with scoured channels. Expect powerful tides and huge ranges; plan sessions for the last two hours of the flood into...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dover Sole Starry Smoothhound

Littleton-upon-Severn

(5.8/10)

3.0 miles from Old Down

Tidal estuary bank along the Severn at Littleton-upon-Severn, fished from the sea wall and edges of mudflats/saltmarsh. Extremely strong currents and a huge tidal range; best two hours either side of high water. Target gullies and channel edges rather than distance. Heavy grip leads and abrasion‑resistant gear recommended. Access is...

Bass Cod Whiting Three-bearded Rockling Flounder

Oldbury-on-Severn

(6.3/10)

3.1 miles from Old Down

Tidal estuary mark on the Severn sea wall by Oldbury-on-Severn and the former power station. Expect extreme tides, heavy currents, mudflats and mixed mud/stone ground with some rough patches. Best results are typically the last two hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb, especially at dusk or...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Dover Sole

Aust

(5.9/10)

3.2 miles from Old Down

A classic upper Bristol Channel estuary mark beneath Aust Cliff by the old Severn Bridge. Expect huge tidal range, fierce run and deep, muddy gutters with scattered rock. Most sessions are short and focused around the flood, high water and first of the ebb; distance casting is rarely essential. Heavy...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Thornback Ray

Old Passage

(6.9/10)

3.2 miles from Old Down

A classic Severn Estuary mark by the old Aust ferry crossing beneath the First Severn Bridge. Extremely fast tides, huge range, and a mix of rock, rough ground and soft mud. Best fished on the flood two to three hours up to high water on big springs; neaps can be...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Starry Smoothhound

Aust Cliff

(6.1/10)

3.2 miles from Old Down

A powerful upper Bristol Channel rock-and-mud foreshore beneath the red Aust Cliff by the M48 Severn Bridge. Huge tides and fast flow carve deep gutters; most action comes on the first push of the flood and around dusk. Expect summer/autumn bass and mullet, with flounder, eels and winter whiting/cod. Heavy...

Bass Cod Pouting Whiting Poor Cod