Poolway

Fishing Marks near Poolway

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Planning a session in Poolway, Gloucestershire? Start with Lydney Harbour, Bullo Pill and Purton Hulks. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

20 Marks Found

Broadoak

(5.4/10)

7.5 miles from Poolway

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

Purton

(5.9/10)

7.8 miles from Poolway

A tidal Severn estuary bank by the Purton ship graveyard (Purton Hulks). Stone revetments front deep, fast water on springs with extensive mudflats at low tide. Best known for flounder and thin‑lipped mullet, with silver eels and school bass also taken; dab and the odd sole show in settled conditions....

Bass Flounder European Smelt Common Goby Sand Goby

Arlingham

(5.4/10)

8.0 miles from Poolway

Arlingham is a classic upper Severn estuary mark on the Arlingham Peninsula, with a long floodbank overlooking broad mudflats and a fast, powerful main channel that comes within casting range on bigger tides. Expect very soft mud, rapidly flooding/ebbing tides and the Severn Bore; always fish from the firm bank...

Bass Flounder European Smelt Common Goby European Eel

Awre

(5.6/10)

8.2 miles from Poolway

A classic upper Severn estuary bank mark on the west (Forest of Dean) side by the hamlet of Awre. Expect fast tides, heavy silt and mud, and powerful currents with the Severn Bore periodically surging through. Fish from firm ground beside the floodbank rather than the foreshore. Best results come...

Bass Cod Flounder European Smelt European Eel

Westbury-on-Severn

(5.2/10)

8.4 miles from Poolway

Upper Severn estuary foreshore near Westbury-on-Severn: broad mudflats with a few firm banks and revetments. Huge tidal range and powerful flow (including the Severn Bore) dominate the mark. Best fished from firm, high ground on neap tides, an hour either side of slack or the first of the flood/last of...

Bass Whiting Flounder European Smelt Common Goby

Berkeley Pill

(5.6/10)

8.4 miles from Poolway

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