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Discover sea fishing in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne, Gloucestershire with fast access to Oldbury-on-Severn, Littleton Pill and Old Passage. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
8.3 miles from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
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)....
8.3 miles from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
Sea Mills is a tidal estuary mark on the River Avon where the Trym meets the main channel. Expect a huge tidal range, powerful currents and very muddy banks. Most anglers fish from firm ground around Sea Mills Pill/harbour walls and the slipway rather than venturing onto the mud. It...
8.3 miles from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
A paved, rail‑railed promenade on the tidal River Avon at Sea Mills, just above the Trym confluence. Deep, fast, very coloured water with a huge tidal range; best results on the flood and the last two hours to high, especially on springs. Thin‑lipped mullet patrol the margins and outfalls in...
8.3 miles from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
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...
8.4 miles from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
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...
8.4 miles from Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
A classic Severn Estuary mark by the old Aust ferry crossing beneath the First Severn Bridge. Extremely fast tides, huge range, and a mix of rock, rough ground and soft mud. Best fished on the flood two to three hours up to high water on big springs; neaps can be...
