Fishing in Southampton

0.9 miles from Southampton

Mayflower Park gives public, paved-bank access to Southampton Water beside the docks, with fishing from the waterfront edge where space and any local signage allow. It is a tidal estuary mark rather than a rough-ground venue: light-to-medium ledgering over the run of tide produces mixed estuary fish, while summer surface...

1.4 miles from Southampton

Cracknore Hard is a tidal hard on the western side of Southampton Water, fished from the firm slipway edge and adjacent shingle-and-mud foreshore where access is permitted. It is a sheltered, working-estuary mark rather than an open-coast venue, with tidal flow, passing shipping and a mixed muddy bottom producing flounder,...

1.7 miles from Southampton

Weston Shore is a long, gently shelving shingle-and-mud Solent shoreline on Southampton Water, with easy promenade and roadside access to numerous short casting positions. It fishes best around the flooding tide and high water for estuary species, with light-to-medium beach gear generally more useful than extreme-distance casting; expect a quiet,...

1.7 miles from Southampton

Magazine Lane is a sheltered Southampton Water estuary shore mark at Netley, reached by a short walk from the lane and foreshore access points. It is mainly a mud-and-shingle, tide-dependent venue: fish the flooding and ebbing water rather than the exposed low-water flats for flounder, bass, mullet and winter whiting.

2.7 miles from Southampton

Hythe Promenade is an easy-access Southampton Water shore mark, fished from a concrete waterfront and short shingly margins rather than a natural open beach. It is a sheltered, tidal-water venue suited to light and medium ledgering for estuary species, with better movement around the tide; avoid obstructing the ferry pier...

3.1 miles from Southampton

A quiet, mainly shingle Solent beach mark with shallow mixed sand-and-shingle ground, best reached on foot from nearby coastal parking and tracks. It is a tide-led venue: fish the flooding tide into high water for bass, flatfish and rays, with summer evenings producing smoothhound, bream and occasional mackerel within casting...