Fishing in Newbridge

2.1 miles from Newbridge

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...

2.7 miles from Newbridge

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...

2.9 miles from Newbridge

Bouldnor is a quiet, lightly fished Solent shingle-and-mud shore below wooded low cliffs, generally reached on foot from local parking and coastal paths. It suits mobile anglers fishing the flooding tide for bass and flatfish, while longer casts over clean patches can produce rays, dogfish and seasonal summer visitors; check...

3.0 miles from Newbridge

Compton Bay is a long, open shingle-and-sand surf beach beneath the Military Road on the Isle of Wight’s south-west coast. Anglers generally use the roadside car parks and signed paths down the slope, then fish the gutters, surf line and occasional rougher patches; it is best known for bass and...

3.0 miles from Newbridge

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...

3.7 miles from Newbridge

Yarmouth Pier is a long, rail-lined public pier projecting into the tidal waters by Yarmouth Harbour and the River Yar entrance. It is an easy town-based mark with level access and deepish moving water, best for light-to-medium tackle, float fishing and ledgering around the flood and ebb; summer pelagic fish...