Flax Bourton

4.1 miles from Flax Bourton

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...

4.2 miles from Flax Bourton

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...

4.3 miles from Flax Bourton

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)....

4.3 miles from Flax Bourton

Urban estuary mark on the Hotwells side of the Cumberland Basin and River Avon, offering deep, fast, highly tidal water alongside vertical quay walls and railings. Access is easy from pavements along Hotwell Road near the swing bridges/locks, but expect powerful currents, big tide range, coloured water and changing levels....

4.3 miles from Flax Bourton

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...

4.4 miles from Flax Bourton

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...