Fishing in Apes Down

3.1 miles from Apes Down

A quiet, shallow tidal creek within Newtown Harbour, best approached on foot from Newtown village and the old quay area rather than as a conventional open-coast mark. Fish only from suitable public, firm margins at sensible stages of the tide: the muddy channels can produce flounder, small bass, mullet and...

4.0 miles from Apes Down

Thorness Bay is a quiet, shallow tidal beach of sand, mud and shingle on the north-west Isle of Wight, approached on foot from the coastal path and nearby bay access points. It is chiefly a flood-tide and high-water venue: fish the gutters and slightly deeper patches for flatfish, bass and...

4.0 miles from Apes Down

Grange Chine is a quiet south-coast shingle beach beneath soft cliffs, reached from the Military Road area by a steep chine path. The ground is a mix of shingle, sand and broken reef, producing varied summer fishing for bass, rays, smoothhounds and bream, while rougher patches can hold dogfish, huss...

4.2 miles from Apes Down

Hamstead Ledge is a quiet, low-water mixed-ground mark on the north-west Isle of Wight coast, where broken rock, weed and silty patches meet deeper Solent water. It is reached by a fairly long walk along coastal paths and foreshore rather than easy roadside access; fishing is most productive around the...

4.4 miles from Apes Down

A quiet, open shingle-and-sand south-coast beach backed by low cliffs, Brighstone Bay is reached via the chines and coastal paths from limited roadside or small local parking. It is primarily a mobile beach mark with mixed ground, occasional rough ledges and deeper gullies; it fishes best in settled summer conditions,...

4.9 miles from Apes Down

Brook Bay is a quiet, south-facing shingle-and-sand beach below the Brook Chine area, reached by a short but fairly steep walk from the nearby coastal parking and path. It fishes as an open surf beach for bass, rays and summer smoothhounds, while low water exposes clay-and-rocky patches that can hold...