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Sea fishing in Wigpool, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Broadoak, Westbury-on-Severn and Newnham-on-Severn. 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.
9.6 miles from Wigpool
Historic ships’ graveyard on the Severn estuary bank, opposite Sharpness. You fish from the sea wall/embankment above soft mud and the beached hulks. The Severn’s huge tidal range creates fierce currents with deep scours tight to the wall at high water; at low water it’s vast mudflats. Best fished 2–3...
9.6 miles from Wigpool
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....
9.9 miles from Wigpool
Hempsted is a tidal River Severn bank mark on the west side of Gloucester. It’s classic upper-estuary fishing: deep, fast-flowing channels with steep, muddy foreshore, a huge tidal range and the occasional Severn Bore. Most anglers fish from the firm floodbank rather than the mud below. Best results are typically...
