Fishing in Watchingwell, Lower

2.1 miles from Watchingwell, Lower

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 Watchingwell, Lower

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...

3.2 miles from Watchingwell, Lower

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...

4.5 miles from Watchingwell, Lower

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,...

4.8 miles from Watchingwell, Lower

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...

5.0 miles from Watchingwell, Lower

Grange Chine is a quiet south-coast shingle beach beneath soft cliffs, reached from the Military Road area by a steep chine path. The ground is a mix of shingle, sand and broken reef, producing varied summer fishing for bass, rays, smoothhounds and bream, while rougher patches can hold dogfish, huss...