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Sea fishing in Oakwood Bottom, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Lydney Harbour, Purton Hulks and Sharpness. 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.
8.5 miles from Oakwood Bottom
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...
8.5 miles from Oakwood Bottom
A tidal Severn estuary floodbank mark near Fretherne/Framilode. Fish from the top of the sea wall only—foreshore mud is dangerous and the Severn Bore and fast flood make this an advanced venue. Best on big spring tides, particularly the flood two hours up to high water and the first of...
8.6 miles from Oakwood Bottom
A classic Severn estuary floodbank mark along Oldbury Naite near Oldbury-on-Severn. Anglers fish from the grass/concrete sea wall over extensive mudflats into the main channel on large tides. Best around the last two hours of flood, high water, and the first of the ebb. Expect extreme tidal range and fierce...
8.7 miles from Oakwood Bottom
Tidal estuary mark on the Severn sea wall by Oldbury-on-Severn and the former power station. Expect extreme tides, heavy currents, mudflats and mixed mud/stone ground with some rough patches. Best results are typically the last two hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb, especially at dusk or...
8.8 miles from Oakwood Bottom
Saul Warth is a tidal Severn estuary saltmarsh and sea wall stretch near Frampton-on-Severn/Fretherne. It overlooks broad mudflats, gutters and creek mouths that flood and empty rapidly with the Severn’s huge tidal range. Anglers typically fish from firm ground along the sea wall or hard patches at the edge of...
8.8 miles from Oakwood Bottom
An upper-Severn estuary mark on the outside of a bend by the hamlet of Gatcombe (between Newnham and Lydney). You fish from the floodbank/stone revetment above extensive mudflats, with the main channel drawing close on spring tides. Strong tidal flow and heavy silt demand wired leads and short, well-timed sessions...
