Woodhouse Down

Fishing Marks near Woodhouse Down

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Woodhouse Down, Gloucestershire puts you close to top marks like Littleton Pill, Old Passage and Aust Cliff. 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.

39 Marks Found

Oldbury Power Station Outfall

(5.6/10)

5.9 miles from Woodhouse Down

Tidal estuary mark on the Severn beside the Oldbury power station outfall. The scoured channel holds depth even on big ebbs, and the mixing flow creates current seams that draw baitfish and predators. Expect extreme tides, heavy silt, and fierce cross-currents; neaps are more manageable. Best two hours either side...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Thornback Ray

Beachley

(6.5/10)

5.9 miles from Woodhouse Down

A powerful estuary mark on the Beachley peninsula beneath the Severn Bridge, where the Severn and Wye meet. Expect fierce tidal flow, deep fast channels and mixed mud, shingle and rough ground with snags. Best results come on neap tides, especially the final two hours of the flood and first...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Thornback Ray

Shepperdine

(6/10)

6.8 miles from Woodhouse Down

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,...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Thornback Ray

Horseshoe Bend

(6/10)

7.1 miles from Woodhouse Down

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...

Bass Three-bearded Rockling Flounder European Smelt Common Goby

Portway River Wall

(6/10)

7.2 miles from Woodhouse Down

A long roadside river wall along the A4 Portway on the tidal River Avon. Deep, fast-flowing water with a pronounced tidal run and silty bottom. Best fished on the flood into dusk or at night. Expect snags and strong currents; grip leads and a drop net are recommended. Parking is...

Bass Flounder Common Goby Rock Goby Shanny

Kingsweston Pill

(6.3/10)

7.2 miles from Woodhouse Down

A tidal creek on the north bank of the River Avon between Sea Mills and Shirehampton. Muddy, estuarine ground with a very strong tide run and big Bristol Channel range. Most anglers fish from firm ground by the old harbour/pill walls and paved path rather than the soft mud. Best...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dover Sole Common Goby