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Sea fishing in Great Stoke, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Severn Beach, New Passage and Northwick Warth. 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.
5.7 miles from Great Stoke
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...
5.7 miles from Great Stoke
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...
5.8 miles from Great Stoke
A tidal estuary bend on the River Avon in the Avon Gorge between Sea Mills and Shirehampton. Deep, fast water runs close to the bank with mixed rocky margins and soft mud. Best fished the last 2 hours of flood into the top of the tide (neap to mid-range). Winter...
5.8 miles from Great Stoke
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...
5.9 miles from Great Stoke
A tidal creek on the north bank of the River Avon between Sea Mills and Shirehampton. Muddy, estuarine ground with a very strong tide run and big Bristol Channel range. Most anglers fish from firm ground by the old harbour/pill walls and paved path rather than the soft mud. Best...
6.0 miles from Great Stoke
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...
