Fishing in Staple Cross

14.5 miles from Staple Cross

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...

14.6 miles from Staple Cross

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....

14.6 miles from Staple Cross

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...

14.7 miles from Staple Cross

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...

14.8 miles from Staple Cross

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...

15.0 miles from Staple Cross

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....