Fishing in Shipton Green

1.5 miles from Shipton Green

Itchenor is a sheltered, tidal Chichester Harbour estuary mark, fished from limited public foreshore and around the village hard rather than an open beach. It is best for light estuary tactics on a flooding or ebbing tide, with bass, flounder and mullet the main interest; space is restricted, boat traffic...

1.8 miles from Shipton Green

A broad shingle-and-sand beach close to village parking and facilities, East Wittering is an easy-going open-coast mark with clean ground for long casts, changing banks and gullies, and the best sport around dusk, dawn and a moving tide.

1.8 miles from Shipton Green

Cobnor Point is a sheltered, tidal shore mark on the Chidham side of Chichester Harbour, fished from firm shingle and saltmarsh-edge ground beside deeper channels. It is generally approached on foot via local public paths rather than by roadside parking at the point; fishing is most worthwhile around moving water,...

1.9 miles from Shipton Green

Ella Nore is an exposed, tide-dependent rocky reef mark on the Selsey frontage, reached on foot from nearby coastal parking and best approached around low water to identify the ledges and gullies. It fishes as a mixed rough-and-clean-ground venue: summer brings bream, bass and pelagic fish close in, while the...

2.0 miles from Shipton Green

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...

2.4 miles from Shipton Green

East Head is a wide, sandy spit at the mouth of Chichester Harbour, reached on foot from West Wittering/East Head parking and along the beach. It is principally a clean-ground, tide-led bass and flatfish mark, with harbour-mouth channels, moving water and summer surface activity; the exposed tip fishes best for...