Middle Yard

Fishing Marks near Middle Yard

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Middle Yard, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Gatcombe, Frampton-on-Severn and Saul 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.

23 Marks Found

Purton Hulks

(6/10)

9.0 miles from Middle Yard

Historic ships’ graveyard on the Severn estuary bank, opposite Sharpness. You fish from the sea wall/embankment above soft mud and the beached hulks. The Severn’s huge tidal range creates fierce currents with deep scours tight to the wall at high water; at low water it’s vast mudflats. Best fished 2–3...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Common Goby

Sharpness

(6.1/10)

9.1 miles from Middle Yard

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

Newnham-on-Severn

(4.9/10)

9.3 miles from Middle Yard

A powerful tidal estuary mark on the River Severn beside Newnham-on-Severn, fished from firm ground along the village riverbank and near the old ferry/slip. Expect extreme currents, fast-flooding tides, and soft mud—plan around the tide tables and the Severn Bore. Best results come on neap tides for sight-fishing mullet in...

Bass Flounder European Smelt Common Goby Sand Goby

Broadoak

(5.4/10)

9.4 miles from Middle Yard

Broadoak is an Upper Severn estuary bank mark beside the A48, with muddy/silty foreshore, strong tidal flow and occasional Severn Bore. Anglers typically fish from firm ground or the sea wall into the channel edges and gutters; do not venture onto the mud. Best windows are the last two hours...

Bass Whiting Flounder Starry Smoothhound European Eel

Berkeley Pill

(5.6/10)

9.6 miles from Middle Yard

A small tidal pill opening onto the upper Severn Estuary just south of Sharpness. Expect fast currents, heavy silt and a huge tidal range; fishing is best around the last two hours of the flood and first of the ebb from firm ground near the pill walls/slipways. The water is...

Bass Whiting Flounder European Smelt Common Goby