Fishing in St. George's Down

4.2 miles from St. George's Down

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...

5.6 miles from St. George's Down

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...

5.6 miles from St. George's Down

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;...

5.6 miles from St. George's Down

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...

5.7 miles from St. George's Down

Sandown Beach is a long, gently shelving sandy bay backed by an easily reached promenade, with numerous access points from the seafront and nearby parking. It is a comfortable, family-friendly shore mark where anglers fish the cleaner sand for flatfish and rays, with bass close in around dusk and mobile...

5.8 miles from St. George's Down

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...