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Best marks near Chieflowman
Top spots within about 20 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Carhampton Beach
17.4 miles from Chieflowman
A wide, gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach on Blue Anchor Bay (Carhampton parish) with an extreme Bristol Channel tide. Clean-to-mixed ground with gullies...
View markBlue Anchor Bay
17.5 miles from Chieflowman
A broad, shallow Bristol Channel beach of sand, mud and shingle with a huge tidal range. Best results come on the flood,...
View markHelwell Bay
17.7 miles from Chieflowman
A snaggy, rock-and-shingle bay immediately east of Watchet with wave-cut platforms, kelp-filled gullies and broken ground. Best fished on the flood up...
View markWatchet Harbour Outer Wall
17.8 miles from Chieflowman
The outer harbour wall at Watchet is a tidal Bristol Channel breakwater giving access to clean sand/muddy ground with fierce currents on...
View markDoniford Beach
18.0 miles from Chieflowman
A mixed-ground Bristol Channel beach east of Watchet with flat rock shelves, shingle and muddy sand. The huge tidal range brings deep...
View markDunster Beach
18.2 miles from Chieflowman
A wide shingle-and-sand stretch in Blue Anchor Bay with a huge tidal range. Best fished on the flood as channels and gullies...
View markQuick links: Carhampton Beach · Blue Anchor Bay · Helwell Bay · Watchet Harbour Outer Wall · Doniford Beach · Dunster Beach
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Carhampton Beach
17.4 miles from Chieflowman
A wide, gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach on Blue Anchor Bay (Carhampton parish) with an extreme Bristol Channel tide. Clean-to-mixed ground with gullies favors rays and flatfish; best results come on the flood into dusk/night. Spring–autumn produces small-eyed and thornback rays and summer bass; winter brings whiting with the odd codling....
Blue Anchor Bay
17.5 miles from Chieflowman
A broad, shallow Bristol Channel beach of sand, mud and shingle with a huge tidal range. Best results come on the flood, especially the last two hours up to high and into dusk/night. Expect strong tidal pull requiring 5–6 oz grip leads, and target the gullies and sand patches in...
Helwell Bay
17.7 miles from Chieflowman
A snaggy, rock-and-shingle bay immediately east of Watchet with wave-cut platforms, kelp-filled gullies and broken ground. Best fished on the flood up to high and the first of the ebb; very strong Bristol Channel tides demand wired leads and robust tackle. After dark in autumn–winter it throws up plenty of...
Watchet Harbour Outer Wall
17.8 miles from Chieflowman
The outer harbour wall at Watchet is a tidal Bristol Channel breakwater giving access to clean sand/muddy ground with fierce currents on the flood and ebb. It fishes best from mid-flood through high water into the first of the ebb, especially after dusk. Summer brings smoothhounds and rays over the...
Doniford Beach
18.0 miles from Chieflowman
A mixed-ground Bristol Channel beach east of Watchet with flat rock shelves, shingle and muddy sand. The huge tidal range brings deep water close on springs; best fished the last two hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb, dropping baits into sandy gullies between the ledges. Snaggy...
Dunster Beach
18.2 miles from Chieflowman
A wide shingle-and-sand stretch in Blue Anchor Bay with a huge tidal range. Best fished on the flood as channels and gullies fill; range casting helps. A noted Somerset venue for small‑eyed rays, with prolific dogfish and winter whiting, plus chances of bass and summer smoothhounds. Nights are productive. Strong...