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Planning a session in Thornbury, Gloucestershire? Start with Oldbury-on-Severn, Oldbury Naite and Oldbury Pill. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
4.1 miles from Thornbury
Shepperdine is a classic Severn Estuary shore mark north of Oldbury-on-Severn, offering powerful tides, deep gullies and the main channel running relatively close on bigger tides. It fishes best over the flood and first of the ebb, especially 2 hours either side of high on medium-to-large springs. Expect turbid water,...
4.8 miles from Thornbury
A classic upper Bristol Channel estuary mark beneath Aust Cliff by the old Severn Bridge. Expect huge tidal range, fierce run and deep, muddy gutters with scattered rock. Most sessions are short and focused around the flood, high water and first of the ebb; distance casting is rarely essential. Heavy...
4.9 miles from Thornbury
A powerful upper Bristol Channel rock-and-mud foreshore beneath the red Aust Cliff by the M48 Severn Bridge. Huge tides and fast flow carve deep gutters; most action comes on the first push of the flood and around dusk. Expect summer/autumn bass and mullet, with flounder, eels and winter whiting/cod. Heavy...
5.0 miles from Thornbury
A classic Severn Estuary mark by the old Aust ferry crossing beneath the First Severn Bridge. Extremely fast tides, huge range, and a mix of rock, rough ground and soft mud. Best fished on the flood two to three hours up to high water on big springs; neaps can be...
5.7 miles from Thornbury
Northwick Warth is an exposed stretch of Severn estuary sea wall and saltmarsh north of Severn Beach. You fish from the concrete/rock-armoured bank over deep, fast tidal channels and extensive mudflats. The tidal range is huge and currents are fierce; 6–8 oz grippers are standard. Best results are typically on...
5.8 miles from Thornbury
An exposed stretch of the upper Severn Estuary west of Berkeley with broad mud and sand flats cut by deep, fast-running channels. Huge tidal range, fierce currents and soft mud define the mark; fishing is best the last two hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb, especially...