Fishing in Newtown

0.5 miles from Newtown

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...

1.6 miles from Newtown

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...

2.7 miles from Newtown

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...

3.4 miles from Newtown

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...

4.2 miles from Newtown

A quiet, shallow Solent mud-and-shingle shore beside Sowley Pond, usually reached on foot via coastal paths rather than directly by car. It is mainly a high-water or flooding-tide mark, with channels and softer ground producing bass, flounder, rays and occasional summer smoothhounds; check access arrangements and avoid straying onto private...

4.3 miles from Newtown

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...