Last updated: 3 weeks ago
Planning a session in Short Standing, Gloucestershire? Start with Lydney Harbour, Newnham-on-Severn and Bullo Pill. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
9.7 miles from Short Standing
A classic upper Severn estuary mark at Lower Framilode with strong tides, steep mud banks and sections of stone floodwall/old quay. The water is highly coloured and brackish; fish the flood and first of the ebb for best results. Thin‑lipped mullet work the margins and any freshwater outfalls, flounder patrol...
9.9 miles from Short Standing
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...
