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Best marks near Portishead Dock
Top spots within about 10 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Woodhill Bay
0.6 miles from Portishead Dock
A small, stony cove just east of Battery Point at Portishead, with rough ground, kelp, and fast Bristol Channel tides. Best fished...
View markBattery Point
0.7 miles from Portishead Dock
A well-known rocky headland at Portishead with very fast tides from the Severn Estuary. Deep water is close in on bigger tides,...
View markBlack Nore Point
1.7 miles from Portishead Dock
A rocky point below Black Nore Lighthouse at Portishead on the inner Bristol Channel. Fast tides, huge tidal range and turbid water...
View markRedcliff Bay
2.3 miles from Portishead Dock
A rough, rocky shoreline on the Portishead coast of the Bristol Channel with fast tidal flow and heavy ground. Best fished around...
View markCharlcombe Bay
2.8 miles from Portishead Dock
A small, tidal rocky cove on the North Somerset coast between Clevedon and Portishead. Charlcombe Bay is mostly rough, bouldery ground with...
View markAvonmouth Bridge
2.9 miles from Portishead Dock
Classic Severn–Avon estuary mark directly beneath the M5 Avonmouth Bridge with a deep, fast tidal channel, muddy margins and scattered rubble. Fished...
View markQuick links: Woodhill Bay · Battery Point · Black Nore Point · Redcliff Bay · Charlcombe Bay · Avonmouth Bridge
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Woodhill Bay
0.6 miles from Portishead Dock
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...
Battery Point
0.7 miles from Portishead Dock
A well-known rocky headland at Portishead with very fast tides from the Severn Estuary. Deep water is close in on bigger tides, with rough, snaggy ground and strong cross-tide run. Best fished on neap tides or the slacker parts of the flood/ebb. Dusk and after dark are productive. Use strong...
Black Nore Point
1.7 miles from Portishead Dock
A rocky point below Black Nore Lighthouse at Portishead on the inner Bristol Channel. Fast tides, huge tidal range and turbid water define the mark. The foreshore is rough ground with boulders, kelp and gullies interspersed with small sand/gravel patches. Best results come over the flood into high water and...
Redcliff Bay
2.3 miles from Portishead Dock
A rough, rocky shoreline on the Portishead coast of the Bristol Channel with fast tidal flow and heavy ground. Best fished around the last two hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb on medium to large springs. Expect strong currents, snaggy bottoms, and rapidly rising water; a...
Charlcombe Bay
2.8 miles from Portishead Dock
A small, tidal rocky cove on the North Somerset coast between Clevedon and Portishead. Charlcombe Bay is mostly rough, bouldery ground with weed and gullies, opening onto patches of mud/sand at distance. The Bristol Channel’s big tides and fast run are the dominant factors here: it fishes best over mid...
Avonmouth Bridge
2.9 miles from Portishead Dock
Classic Severn–Avon estuary mark directly beneath the M5 Avonmouth Bridge with a deep, fast tidal channel, muddy margins and scattered rubble. Fished from firm ground on both the Shirehampton and Avonmouth sides, it excels on bigger tides around high water: summer/autumn bring bass, flounder and silver eels, while winter produces...