Filton

Fishing Marks near Filton

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Planning a session in Filton, Bristol? Start with Portway River Wall, Sea Mills Harbour and Horseshoe Bend. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

40 Marks Found

Lamplighters Marsh

(6.5/10)

4.8 miles from Filton

A tidal estuary bank on the River Avon beside Lamplighters Marsh (Shirehampton). Mixed mud, shingle and stone revetment with a fast, deep channel on springs. Fishing is best around the last two hours of flood through the first of the ebb; neaps give clearer water for mullet. Access is easy...

Bass Flounder European Smelt Common Goby Sand Goby

Bedminster Bridge

(5.6/10)

4.9 miles from Filton

Urban tidal mark on the New Cut of the River Avon at Bedminster Bridge. Fast-flowing, very turbid estuarine water with steep stone/concrete banks, strong currents and deep mud at low water. Access is good from the paved paths and railings on both banks near the bridge; fishing from the bridge...

Bass Flounder Common Goby Sand Goby European Eel

Gaol Ferry Bridge

(5.5/10)

4.9 miles from Filton

Urban tidal mark on the New Cut (River Avon) beside Gaol Ferry Bridge. Steep quay walls, strong tidal flow and a silty bottom with occasional debris; best fished from the paved paths on either bank near the bridge (do not fish from the bridge itself). Depth is decent on bigger...

Bass Five-bearded Rockling Flounder European Smelt Common Goby

Hotwells

(6/10)

4.9 miles from Filton

Urban estuary mark on the Hotwells side of the Cumberland Basin and River Avon, offering deep, fast, highly tidal water alongside vertical quay walls and railings. Access is easy from pavements along Hotwell Road near the swing bridges/locks, but expect powerful currents, big tide range, coloured water and changing levels....

Bass Flounder Common Goby Sand Goby Shanny

Spike Island

(6.2/10)

4.9 miles from Filton

Spike Island lines the Bristol Floating Harbour between the New Cut and Cumberland Basin. It offers deep, sheltered, largely non‑tidal water along quay walls, pontoons and slipways. The mark is best known for big shoals of mullet in warmer months, with occasional bass moving in around the lock/sluice flows. The...

Bass Pouting Whiting Flounder Common Goby

Shirehampton Railway Bridge

(6.3/10)

4.9 miles from Filton

Classic upper Bristol Channel estuary mark on the north bank of the River Avon beside the remains of the old Shirehampton railway bridge. Anglers fish from the firm foreshore and paths around Lamplighters Marsh, casting into a deep, fast shipping channel on the outside of Horseshoe Bend. Huge tidal range:...

Bass Whiting Three-bearded Rockling Flounder Dab