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Sea fishing in Christ Church, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Lydney Harbour, Newnham-on-Severn and Bullo Pill. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
8.6 miles from Christ Church
Arlingham is a classic upper Severn estuary mark on the Arlingham Peninsula, with a long floodbank overlooking broad mudflats and a fast, powerful main channel that comes within casting range on bigger tides. Expect very soft mud, rapidly flooding/ebbing tides and the Severn Bore; always fish from the firm bank...
8.7 miles from Christ Church
A productive Severn Estuary mark along the sea wall by Sharpness Docks/Marina. Expect a huge tidal range and powerful currents; most fishing is done around the last of the flood and first of the ebb or on neap tides. The bottom is predominantly soft mud with the main channel close...
8.8 miles from Christ Church
Upper Severn estuary foreshore near Westbury-on-Severn: broad mudflats with a few firm banks and revetments. Huge tidal range and powerful flow (including the Severn Bore) dominate the mark. Best fished from firm, high ground on neap tides, an hour either side of slack or the first of the flood/last of...
8.9 miles from Christ Church
A tidal Severn estuary bank by the Purton ship graveyard (Purton Hulks). Stone revetments front deep, fast water on springs with extensive mudflats at low tide. Best known for flounder and thin‑lipped mullet, with silver eels and school bass also taken; dab and the odd sole show in settled conditions....
8.9 miles from Christ Church
A tidal rock-and-mud foreshore beneath a low cliff on the outside of the River Severn’s big bend at Westbury-on-Severn. It fishes the upper estuary: powerful currents, a huge tidal range, and the Severn Bore make short, well-timed sessions essential. Best on neaps and during the first of the flood or...
9.1 miles from Christ Church
A classic upper Severn estuary bank mark on the west (Forest of Dean) side by the hamlet of Awre. Expect fast tides, heavy silt and mud, and powerful currents with the Severn Bore periodically surging through. Fish from firm ground beside the floodbank rather than the foreshore. Best results come...
