Fishing in Locksgreen

1.8 miles from Locksgreen

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...

1.9 miles from Locksgreen

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...

2.8 miles from Locksgreen

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...

3.7 miles from Locksgreen

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,...

4.4 miles from Locksgreen

Needs Ore Point is a quiet, tide-swept Solent/Beaulieu River-mouth shore mark with mixed shingle, mud and channel edges. It is best treated as a restricted, permission-only venue: public roadside access is not dependable, so confirm landowner, estate and foreshore access before travelling. Where lawful access is available, fishing is mainly...

4.4 miles from Locksgreen

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,...