Knightstone

Fishing Marks near Knightstone

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Planning a session in Knightstone, Somerset? Start with Weston-super-Mare North Beach, Knightstone and Anchor Head. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

23 Marks Found

Uphill Beach

(6.8/10)

1.3 miles from Knightstone

Wide, gently shelving sand at the mouth of the River Axe on the south end of Weston Bay. Strong tidal pull and huge tidal range create shifting gutters and banks that hold fish; best results from 2–3 hours into the flood through high, or last of the ebb around channel...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dover Sole Thornback Ray

Uphill Slipway

(6/10)

1.7 miles from Knightstone

Uphill Slipway sits at the mouth of the River Axe by Uphill, near Weston‑super‑Mare, opening into the inner Bristol Channel. It’s a very tidal, muddy estuary mark with fast currents and a defined boat channel running past the slip. Expect shallow water at low, with the channel deepening on the...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dover Sole Thornback Ray

Sand Bay

(6.9/10)

2.1 miles from Knightstone

Wide, shallow Bristol Channel surf beach just north of Weston-super-Mare, backed by dunes with parking close by. Clean sand with shifting gutters and bars; best results 2–3 hours up to high and the first of the ebb, especially after dark. Summer brings rays and dogfish; autumn–winter sees whiting and the...

Bass Cod Whiting Flounder Dab

Brean Down

(6.4/10)

2.2 miles from Knightstone

A long limestone headland jutting into the Bristol Channel with deep water close in, strong tidal races and snaggy, kelp-strewn ground. Access is via a steep National Trust path and steps to various rock ledges along the north and south faces and near the fort at the tip. Best fished...

Bass Cod Pollack Pouting Whiting

Brean Down Point

(6.7/10)

2.7 miles from Knightstone

Rocky limestone point at the seaward tip of Brean Down with deep water close in and very strong Bristol Channel tides. Access involves a long walk and steep steps by the fort; ledges fish best on the flood into dusk and around neap tides. Ground is snaggy—use rotten-bottom rigs—and the...

Bass Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling Thornback Ray

Sand Point

(6.7/10)

2.8 miles from Knightstone

A tidal rocky headland at the tip of the Middle Hope peninsula near Kewstoke, giving casting access to fast, deep Bristol Channel water over mixed rough ground (limestone ledges, boulders and sand patches). Best on the last 2–3 hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb; big spring...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dover Sole Thornback Ray