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Sea fishing in Chelvey Batch, Somerset puts you close to top marks like Walton Bay, Charlcombe Bay and Ladye Bay. 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.
6.2 miles from Chelvey Batch
A small, stony cove just east of Battery Point at Portishead, with rough ground, kelp, and fast Bristol Channel tides. Best fished over neaps or around slack water to reduce drag and snags. Depth builds quickly, giving access to conger, huss, rock species and seasonal visitors. Expect heavy ground and...
6.2 miles from Chelvey Batch
Tidal steps on the River Avon at the former Shirehampton–Pill ferry. Deep, fast-flowing estuarine channel with extreme tidal range and strong lateral pull; best fished the last two hours of the flood and the first of the ebb around high water. Muddy margins and scattered snags; use strong grip leads...
6.2 miles from Chelvey Batch
A classic roadside estuary mark on the tidal River Avon at Shirehampton. You fish from the riverside wall/railings into a deep, fast-scouring channel with a huge tidal range. Best results are usually on the flood and the first of the ebb, with neap tides being easier to hold bottom than...
6.3 miles from Chelvey Batch
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...
6.4 miles from Chelvey Batch
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...
6.4 miles from Chelvey Batch
A tidal estuary bank on the River Avon beside Lamplighters Marsh (Shirehampton). Mixed mud, shingle and stone revetment with a fast, deep channel on springs. Fishing is best around the last two hours of flood through the first of the ebb; neaps give clearer water for mullet. Access is easy...
