Durdham Downs

Fishing Marks near Durdham Downs

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Discover sea fishing in Durdham Downs, Bristol with fast access to Portway River Wall, Sea Mills Promenade and Sea Mills Harbour. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Durdham Downs, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

37 Marks Found

Battery Point

(6.6/10)

6.7 miles from Durdham Downs

A well-known rocky headland at Portishead with very fast tides from the Severn Estuary. Deep water is close in on bigger tides, with rough, snaggy ground and strong cross-tide run. Best fished on neap tides or the slacker parts of the flood/ebb. Dusk and after dark are productive. Use strong...

Bass Cod Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling

New Passage

(5.7/10)

7.1 miles from Durdham Downs

New Passage sits on the upper Bristol Channel/Severn Estuary shoreline in South Gloucestershire. You fish from the sea wall and rock armour onto a very rough, muddy/stone foreshore with fierce tidal flow and a huge range. Expect strong currents, fast-flooding water and soft mud beyond the rocks—stay on firm ground....

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Thornback Ray

Black Nore Point

(6.5/10)

7.8 miles from Durdham Downs

A rocky point below Black Nore Lighthouse at Portishead on the inner Bristol Channel. Fast tides, huge tidal range and turbid water define the mark. The foreshore is rough ground with boulders, kelp and gullies interspersed with small sand/gravel patches. Best results come over the flood into high water and...

Bass Cod Pouting Whiting Flounder

Northwick Warth

(6.1/10)

7.9 miles from Durdham Downs

Northwick Warth is an exposed stretch of Severn estuary sea wall and saltmarsh north of Severn Beach. You fish from the concrete/rock-armoured bank over deep, fast tidal channels and extensive mudflats. The tidal range is huge and currents are fierce; 6–8 oz grippers are standard. Best results are typically on...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Thornback Ray

Redcliff Bay

(6.3/10)

8.2 miles from Durdham Downs

A rough, rocky shoreline on the Portishead coast of the Bristol Channel with fast tidal flow and heavy ground. Best fished around the last two hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb on medium to large springs. Expect strong currents, snaggy bottoms, and rapidly rising water; a...

Bass Cod Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling

Old Passage

(6.9/10)

8.5 miles from Durdham Downs

A classic Severn Estuary mark by the old Aust ferry crossing beneath the First Severn Bridge. Extremely fast tides, huge range, and a mix of rock, rough ground and soft mud. Best fished on the flood two to three hours up to high water on big springs; neaps can be...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Starry Smoothhound