Fishing in Old Beat

17.1 miles from Old Beat

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...

17.2 miles from Old Beat

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...

17.2 miles from Old Beat

St Audries Bay is a mixed sand, shingle and broken-ground beach beneath high cliffs between Watchet and Kilve on the Somerset coast. It fishes best on the flood and the first of the ebb around medium to large tides, with fast currents typical of the Bristol Channel’s big tidal range....

17.4 miles from Old Beat

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...

17.8 miles from Old Beat

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...

17.8 miles from Old Beat

A remote shingle cove on the Jurassic Coast below Salcombe Regis (east of Sidmouth). Mixed rough ground with boulders and kelp at both ends produces wrasse and pollack in summer; the open shingle sees mackerel and garfish in calm, clear weather, with pouting, rocklings and the odd whiting after dark....