Avonmouth

Fishing Marks near Avonmouth

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Discover sea fishing in Avonmouth, Bristol with fast access to Shirehampton Railway Bridge, Avonmouth Bridge and Lamplighters Marsh. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Avonmouth, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

42 Marks Found

New Cut

(5.1/10)

5.8 miles from Avonmouth

The New Cut is a fast-flowing tidal channel of the River Avon running through south-central Bristol, with steep stone/concrete embankments, mud margins at low water, and strong currents on spring tides. It fishes like an urban estuary: mullet are the headline quarry, with flounder, eels and the odd bass. Access...

Bass Flounder Common Goby Two-spotted Goby Sand Goby

Gaol Ferry Bridge

(5.5/10)

5.9 miles from Avonmouth

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

Bedminster Bridge

(5.6/10)

6.1 miles from Avonmouth

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

Charlcombe Bay

(5.7/10)

6.2 miles from Avonmouth

A small, tidal rocky cove on the North Somerset coast between Clevedon and Portishead. Charlcombe Bay is mostly rough, bouldery ground with weed and gullies, opening onto patches of mud/sand at distance. The Bristol Channel’s big tides and fast run are the dominant factors here: it fishes best over mid...

Bass Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Thornback Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Bath Bridge

(5.5/10)

6.4 miles from Avonmouth

Inner-city tidal River Avon mark at the A4 Bath Road (Bath Bridge). Fish from the paved quayside/railings and bridge approaches. Classic thin‑lipped mullet venue in late spring through early autumn; also holds thick‑lipped mullet, schoolie bass, flounder and eels. Best around mid-to-top of the flood and first of the ebb...

Bass Flounder European Smelt Common Goby Sand Goby

Walton Bay

(6.5/10)

6.5 miles from Avonmouth

A classic Bristol Channel rock mark between Clevedon and Portishead in North Somerset. Walton Bay is a rough, kelpy shoreline of ledges and boulder platforms with strong tidal flow and a huge range. It fishes best on the flood and first of the ebb, with neaps giving safer footing and...

Bass Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling Flounder