Fishing in Blackwater

4.7 miles from Blackwater

Wootton Creek is a sheltered, muddy tidal estuary best approached from the limited public foreshore and hard-edge spots around Wootton Bridge and the creek mouth, while respecting private moorings and property. It is a light-tackle mark with strong tidal flow in the channel, producing flounder, school bass and mullet rather...

5.5 miles from Blackwater

Atherfield Bay is a remote, scenic south-west Isle of Wight shore mark with shingle, rock ledges and rough ground beneath soft cliffs. Access is by a steep walk down from the coastal path/nearby parking, and it fishes best in settled conditions for bass, rays, smoothhound and summer pelagics; avoid heavy...

5.6 miles from Blackwater

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...

5.7 miles from Blackwater

Shanklin Beach is a broad sand-and-shingle bay backed by a promenade, with easy access from town and fishing available between groynes and from clearer open stretches. It is mainly a light-to-medium beach venue for summer mackerel, garfish, bass and flatfish, while dusk and night can produce dogfish, rays and pouting;...

5.8 miles from Blackwater

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,...

5.9 miles from Blackwater

Sandown Pier projects into the sheltered, sandy-watered sweep of Sandown Bay, with straightforward promenade access and rail-side space subject to pier opening rules and any local restrictions. It is chiefly a light-to-medium shore mark: summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass opportunities, while baits fished downtide on the sand can produce...