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Sea fishing in Locking, Somerset puts you close to top marks like Weston-super-Mare South Beach, Weston-super-Mare North Beach and Uphill Beach. 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.
7.1 miles from Locking
Expansive sandy-muddy Bristol Channel surf beach by the iconic Low (stilt) Lighthouse at Burnham-on-Sea. Huge tidal range and a long, shallow gradient create shifting gullies and channels; best fished 2–3 hours either side of low and on the flood. Expect strong tidal pull on bigger springs (use 5–6 oz grip...
7.9 miles from Locking
A broad, shallow sandy-mud estuary beach just south of the pier on the Bristol Channel. Huge tidal range and fast currents shape multiple gutters and channels; most anglers fish 2–3 hours either side of high water from the top of the beach or promenade. Expect flounder and bass as staples,...
8.5 miles from Locking
Ladye Bay is a small rocky cove on the west side of Clevedon, Somerset. Anglers fish from limestone ledges and rough ground platforms on either side of the bay into fast, deepening water on the flood. The Bristol Channel’s huge tidal range creates powerful run and heavy weed at times,...
8.7 miles from Locking
An exposed estuary mark on the edge of Bridgwater Bay at the mouth of the River Parrett, with vast mudflats, shingle patches and shifting channels. The tidal range is extreme and the current fierce; sessions are best planned for the last couple of hours of the flood and the first...
9.2 miles from Locking
Exposed estuarine point at the mouth of the River Parrett on Bridgwater Bay. Vast tidal range, very strong currents and extensive mudflats/gutters define the ground. Fishing is focused around the scoured channels and gutter edges on the flood and first of the ebb, with spring tides best for rays and...
9.9 miles from Locking
A classic Bristol Channel rock mark between Clevedon and Portishead in North Somerset. Walton Bay is a rough, kelpy shoreline of ledges and boulder platforms with strong tidal flow and a huge range. It fishes best on the flood and first of the ebb, with neaps giving safer footing and...
