Catherine Hill

Fishing Marks near Catherine Hill

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Discover sea fishing in Catherine Hill, Gloucestershire with fast access to Old Passage, Aust Cliff and Aust. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Catherine Hill, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

40 Marks Found

Cumberland Basin

(6/10)

9.1 miles from Catherine Hill

Cumberland Basin is the tidal entrance to Bristol’s Floating Harbour: deep, swirling water around lock gates, piers and vertical quay walls with strong currents on the flood and first of the ebb. It’s an urban mark with plenty of structure, lights at night and brackish water that draws mullet and...

Bass Flounder Sprat European Smelt Common Goby

Hotwells

(6/10)

9.1 miles from Catherine Hill

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

The Pump House, Hotwells

(6.4/10)

9.1 miles from Catherine Hill

Urban harbour mark beside The Pump House in Hotwells, on the edge of Cumberland Basin/Junction Lock. Brackish water with strong tidal flows from the Avon and a very large tidal range. Deep water tight to the wall at high tide with mud/silt bottom and plenty of structure (locks, pilings, steps)....

Bass Flounder European Smelt Common Goby Shanny

Spike Island

(6.2/10)

9.1 miles from Catherine Hill

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

Gaol Ferry Bridge

(5.5/10)

9.2 miles from Catherine Hill

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

Nova Scotia Steps

(5.8/10)

9.2 miles from Catherine Hill

Stone steps beside the Nova Scotia pub at Hotwells give access to the tidal River Avon/New Cut. An urban estuary mark that fishes best on the last two hours of the flood into the first hour of the ebb; expect strong currents, fast water level changes and mud at low...

Bass Flounder European Smelt Common Goby Sand Goby