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Discover sea fishing in Black Nore, Somerset with fast access to Black Nore Point, Redcliff Bay and Woodhill Bay. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Black Nore, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
6.5 miles from Black Nore
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...
7.7 miles from Black Nore
A tidal estuary mark along the Severn Estuary promenade and rock armour at Severn Beach. Huge tidal range, fierce currents, and soft mud flats dictate short fishing windows—best fished the flood and around high water. Mix of rough ground and silt; strong breakout leads are essential. Easy access and parking...
7.9 miles from Black Nore
A remote, fast-flooding, rock-and-reef bay on the north side of Sand Point (Middle Hope) with strong Bristol Channel tides. Mixed ground of limestone ledges, boulders and patches of sand gives gullies and seams that fish well from mid-flood to the first of the ebb. Best on big spring tides when...
8.0 miles from Black Nore
Stone steps beside the Nova Scotia pub at Hotwells give access to the tidal River Avon/New Cut. An urban estuary mark that fishes best on the last two hours of the flood into the first hour of the ebb; expect strong currents, fast water level changes and mud at low...
8.0 miles from Black Nore
Cumberland Basin is the tidal entrance to Bristol’s Floating Harbour: deep, swirling water around lock gates, piers and vertical quay walls with strong currents on the flood and first of the ebb. It’s an urban mark with plenty of structure, lights at night and brackish water that draws mullet and...
8.2 miles from Black Nore
Urban harbour mark beside The Pump House in Hotwells, on the edge of Cumberland Basin/Junction Lock. Brackish water with strong tidal flows from the Avon and a very large tidal range. Deep water tight to the wall at high tide with mud/silt bottom and plenty of structure (locks, pilings, steps)....
