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Sea fishing in Sandbay, Somerset puts you close to top marks like Sand Bay, Middle Hope and Sand Point. 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.
8.4 miles from Sandbay
A broad, shallow sand-and-mud beach on the inner Bristol Channel with a huge tidal range and powerful currents. Best fished from the firm sand and sea-wall steps near the lighthouse on a flooding tide, focusing on gutters and the advancing edge of the tide. Expect rays, bass, whiting and summer...
8.5 miles from Sandbay
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...
8.9 miles from Sandbay
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...
9.0 miles from Sandbay
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...
9.6 miles from Sandbay
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...
10.0 miles from Sandbay
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,...
