Lower Hazel

Fishing Marks near Lower Hazel

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Lower Hazel, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Littleton Pill, Oldbury-on-Severn and Littleton-upon-Severn. 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.

41 Marks Found

The Pump House, Hotwells

(6.4/10)

9.9 miles from Lower Hazel

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

Cumberland Basin

(6/10)

9.9 miles from Lower Hazel

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

Sharpness

(6.1/10)

9.9 miles from Lower Hazel

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...

Bass Flounder Starry Smoothhound Sprat European Smelt

Vauxhall Bridge

(6/10)

9.9 miles from Lower Hazel

Tidal estuary mark on the New Cut at Vauxhall Bridge, central Bristol. Fish from the railings on either bank (Cumberland Road or Coronation Road) targeting the eddies and seams around the bridge abutments. Bottom is mainly silt with scattered rubble, so use light leads and keep gear moving to avoid...

Bass Flounder Common Goby Conger Eel European Eel

Nova Scotia Steps

(5.8/10)

10.0 miles from Lower Hazel

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