Fishing in Forest Side

2.9 miles from Forest Side

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...

3.9 miles from Forest Side

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 Forest Side

Gurnard Bay is a gently shelving shingle-and-stone shore west of Cowes, with short walks from roadside parking and access via beach slopes or slips. It fishes best around the flooding tide and into high water, with mixed rough ground and cleaner patches producing summer bass, smoothhound and mackerel, while flatties,...

4.3 miles from Forest Side

A sheltered Solent-side promenade and seawall mark near the mouth of the River Medina, with straightforward public access and short casts over mixed mud, sand and harbour-edge ground. It is mainly a tide-led light-to-medium tackle venue, best for flounder, bass, mullet and winter visitors, while summer brings occasional pelagic fish...

4.4 miles from Forest Side

Cowes Parade is a paved Solent waterfront mark beside the Cowes harbour approach, fished from a tidal wall and promenade rather than a natural beach. It offers easy daytime access and relatively sheltered water, with mixed ground close in and strong tidal movement around the harbour; fishing is most productive...

4.4 miles from Forest Side

Egypt Point is an exposed shingle-and-rock shoreline just west of Cowes, reached easily from the seafront and coastal footpaths. It fishes into the fast-moving Solent, with productive tide-run channels for summer surface fish, bass and mullet, while bait fishing can produce flatfish, rays and winter whiting; take care on weeded,...