Pilning

5.3 miles from Pilning

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...

5.4 miles from Pilning

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...

5.5 miles from Pilning

Classic upper Bristol Channel estuary mark on the north bank of the River Avon beside the remains of the old Shirehampton railway bridge. Anglers fish from the firm foreshore and paths around Lamplighters Marsh, casting into a deep, fast shipping channel on the outside of Horseshoe Bend. Huge tidal range:...

5.6 miles from Pilning

Classic Severn–Avon estuary mark directly beneath the M5 Avonmouth Bridge with a deep, fast tidal channel, muddy margins and scattered rubble. Fished from firm ground on both the Shirehampton and Avonmouth sides, it excels on bigger tides around high water: summer/autumn bring bass, flounder and silver eels, while winter produces...

5.6 miles from Pilning

A tidal estuary bank on the River Avon beside Lamplighters Marsh (Shirehampton). Mixed mud, shingle and stone revetment with a fast, deep channel on springs. Fishing is best around the last two hours of flood through the first of the ebb; neaps give clearer water for mullet. Access is easy...

5.7 miles from Pilning

A tidal creek opening onto the Severn Estuary beside Oldbury-on-Severn’s sea wall. Anglers fish from the flood bank and hard ground at the pill mouth—avoid the soft mud flats. Expect huge tides, strong cross-currents and heavy silt; use strong gripper leads and straightforward rigs. Best fished the last two hours...