Worlebury Rocks Fishing

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Worlebury Rocks Fishing Map

Worlebury Rocks is a rocky shoreline mark on the northern side of the Weston-super-Mare/Worlebury headland in the Bristol Channel. The mark features rock ledges, kelp beds and nearby deeper gullies with a very large tidal range and strong currents. Best fished on an incoming or slack tide; access is via steep paths and steps — footwear and careful planning are required. Good for summer and spring shore sessions, with winter species showing up at low water and in rougher conditions.

Ratings

⭐ 6.8/10 Overall
Catch Potential 7/10
Species Variety 8/10
Scenery & Comfort 7/10
Safety 4/10
Accessibility 5/10

Fish You Can Catch at Worlebury Rocks

🐟 Lesser Spotted Dogfish 8/10
🎯 Tip: Very common at night on flooding tides; fish squid or mackerel on 2-hook flappers into clean patches between rocks.
🐟 Conger Eel 8/10
🎯 Tip: After dark around kelp/ledges; big mackerel/squid baits on strong traces, neap tides easiest. Keep baits tight to structure.
🐟 Bass 7/10
🎯 Tip: Work crab, lug or whole sandeel into gullies on a building tide; rough seas or dusk/dawn best. Lures only in settled, clearer water.
🐟 Bull Huss 7/10
🎯 Tip: Dusk into night over rough ground; large fish or squid cocktails, slack water and first of the flood best.
🐟 Pouting 6/10
🎯 Tip: Frequent on rough ground; small strips of mackerel/squid on size 2 hooks. Best on flood and at night.
🐟 Whiting 6/10
🎯 Tip: Winter evenings on lug, mackerel strip or sandeel; cast to cleaner patches on the flood. Keep rigs simple in heavy tide.
🐟 Thornback Ray 6/10
🎯 Tip: Target sand runs off the rocks on mid-late flood; fish squid/bluey or sandeel on pulley rigs. Best spring-autumn, neaps help.
🐟 Starry Smoothhound 6/10
🎯 Tip: May-Sep on peeler crab baits; cast to tide run on the flood. Use pulley pennels and keep leads wired in strong flow.
🐟 Three-bearded Rockling 5/10
🎯 Tip: Winter nights among boulders; small pieces of ragworm or mackerel on size 4 hooks, short casts. Keep baits hard on the bottom.
🐟 Small-eyed Ray 5/10
🎯 Tip: Occasional from the rocks into adjacent sand; evening floods with sandeel baits in late spring-autumn.
🐟 Cod 4/10
🎯 Tip: Late autumn-winter after blows; big lug/squid cocktails into deeper gullies on the first half of the flood. Scarcer in clear, settled spells.

Worlebury Rocks Fishing

Summary

Worlebury Rocks sits beneath Worlebury Hill on the north side of Weston‑super‑Mare, between Anchor Head and the closed Birnbeck Pier. It’s a classic upper Bristol Channel rough-ground mark with fierce tides, coloured water and proper mixed fishing. Expect hard-running currents, snaggy ledges and rewarding sessions for bass, rays, conger and winter whiting when you get the timing right.

Location and Access

This mark is the rocky foreshore below Birnbeck Road, north-west Weston‑super‑Mare. Access is straightforward to the seafront, but getting onto the rocks requires care and good timing with the tide. Birnbeck Pier itself is private and derelict—do not attempt to access the pier.

Seasons

This is a mixed rough-ground venue influenced by the Bristol Channel’s huge tides and permanently coloured water. Species vary by season and conditions.

Methods

Rigs need to be simple, strong and snag‑aware. The water is almost always coloured, so scent and presentation beat finesse.

Tides and Conditions

The Bristol Channel’s range is among the world’s biggest. Worlebury fishes on movement, but too much tide can be unfishable—choose your windows.

Safety

Treat Worlebury as a serious rough‑ground mark with real cutoff hazards. Plan conservatively and wear the right kit.

Facilities

The mark is adjacent to town amenities, but the rocks themselves have no facilities. Plan to be self‑sufficient on the shore.

Tips

Little tweaks make a big difference here because of tide speed and snags. Think stout, simple and scented.

Regulations

There is no general ban on fishing the Worlebury foreshore, but Birnbeck Pier is private/unsafe and must not be accessed. Standard national and regional sea angling rules apply—always check current advisories before you go.