Fishing in Highleigh

2.0 miles from Highleigh

Church Norton is the exposed shingle-and-sand shoreline on the eastern side of Pagham Harbour, reached by a walk from the Church Norton car park and along public paths. It fishes as a tidal estuary-mouth mark, with moving water, shallow channels and open beach casts producing best results around flood and...

2.2 miles from Highleigh

A tidal harbour-mouth mark where the seaward shingle and sand margins can produce bass, flatfish and mullet, particularly on a flooding tide or around slack water. Access is mainly on foot from the adjacent beach paths, but the entrance channel has strong currents, soft ground and rapidly changing tide coverage;...

2.4 miles from Highleigh

Pagham Beach is a broad shingle-and-sand shore beside Pagham Harbour, reached from the village seafront and nearby public parking via short walks over the beach. It is a straightforward open-coast mark with a generally clean cast, producing seasonal bass, flatfish and ray fishing; the harbour-side influence can make tide timing...

2.7 miles from Highleigh

Medmerry Beach is a long, open shingle-and-sand Sussex shoreline bordering the Medmerry nature reserve, generally reached on foot from local parking and coastal paths rather than directly by car. It fishes as a mobile, tide-dependent beach mark: bass and flatfish are regular targets, while rays, smoothhounds and bream can feature...

3.0 miles from Highleigh

Selsey East Beach is a gently shelving shingle shore east of Selsey Bill, generally reached from the seafront and East Beach parking areas with short walks over pebbles. Groynes, occasional rough patches and deeper tide-scoured water give it a productive mixed-bag character: summer is best for bream, bass, mackerel and...

3.2 miles from Highleigh

Bracklesham Bay is a long, open shingle-and-sand beach with groynes, shallow gutters and occasional deeper tidal channels. Roadside and beach-car-park access is straightforward at several points, making it a popular, family-friendly shore venue; fishing is generally best around a flooding tide and into darkness, with summer producing the widest range...