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Discover sea fishing in The Splot, Somerset with fast access to Sand Bay, Weston-super-Mare North Beach and Worlebury Rocks. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from The Splot, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
7.5 miles from The Splot
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...
8.0 miles from The Splot
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...
9.0 miles from The Splot
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,...
9.0 miles from The Splot
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...
9.4 miles from The Splot
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...
9.8 miles from The Splot
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...
