Fishing in Orcheston St. George

32.4 miles from Orcheston St. George

Urban, tidal-river mark at the head of the tide on the River Avon. Netham Weir creates fast-flowing seams and slack eddies that draw mullet and occasional bass on the flood, with eels and flounder more active at dusk and into the night. Access is straightforward from paths by Netham Lock/Feeder...

33.3 miles from Orcheston St. George

Inner-city tidal River Avon mark at the A4 Bath Road (Bath Bridge). Fish from the paved quayside/railings and bridge approaches. Classic thin‑lipped mullet venue in late spring through early autumn; also holds thick‑lipped mullet, schoolie bass, flounder and eels. Best around mid-to-top of the flood and first of the ebb...

33.5 miles from Orcheston St. George

A gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach backed by the Steamer Point Nature Reserve between Highcliffe Castle and Friars Cliff. You fish into mostly clean sand with patches of mixed ground and timber groynes. Best results are typically on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings shoals of mackerel,...

33.5 miles from Orcheston St. George

Shingle-and-sand beach directly below Highcliffe Castle on Christchurch Bay, with timber/rock groynes and patches of clay and rough ground between cleaner sand. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark, when surf gutters form along the bars. Summer brings bass in the surf, smoothhounds on peeler...

33.5 miles from Orcheston St. George

An open, gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach with timber groynes on the Christchurch Bay shoreline. Easy, family-friendly access via the promenade and nearby car parks makes it a straightforward shore mark. Fish the scoured gutters between groynes and beyond the outer bar; best results are typically at dusk into dark and...

33.6 miles from Orcheston St. George

Highcliffe Beach is a shingle-and-sand surf beach backed by soft cliffs and groynes, facing Christchurch Bay with views to the Isle of Wight. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially at dusk and after dark, with onshore SW winds pushing a lively surf that draws bass close. Summer offers...