Fishing in The Forty

22.8 miles from The Forty

A classic upper Severn estuary bank at Elmore Back: a grassed flood embankment overlooking wide mudflats and a fast, deep tidal channel. It fishes best around the flood to high water on spring tides for bass and winter codling, with reliable flounder and summer mullet in calmer spells. Expect a...

23.1 miles from The Forty

Hempsted is a tidal River Severn bank mark on the west side of Gloucester. It’s classic upper-estuary fishing: deep, fast-flowing channels with steep, muddy foreshore, a huge tidal range and the occasional Severn Bore. Most anglers fish from the firm floodbank rather than the mud below. Best results are typically...

23.6 miles from The Forty

Epney is a classic upper River Severn estuary bank mark with muddy foreshore, strong tidal currents and exposure to the Severn Bore. Anglers fish from the sea wall and grassy banks, casting into gutters and along channel edges where fish move up tight to the shore on the flood. Best...

23.8 miles from The Forty

An upper-Severn estuary mark on the outside of a bend by the hamlet of Gatcombe (between Newnham and Lydney). You fish from the floodbank/stone revetment above extensive mudflats, with the main channel drawing close on spring tides. Strong tidal flow and heavy silt demand wired leads and short, well-timed sessions...

24.0 miles from The Forty

Frampton-on-Severn offers access to the upper Severn estuary along the sea wall and saltmarsh. It’s a strongly tidal, very muddy mark with fast currents and a notable bore on big tides. Angling is chiefly from the firm bank/sea wall into gutters and channels across the mud. Best results are typically...

24.0 miles from The Forty

A classic upper Severn estuary bank at Longney with muddy foreshores and strong tidal flow influenced by the Severn Bore. Anglers fish from firm ground by the floodbank and timber cribs rather than the mud. Flounder dominate late autumn to spring; in warmer months schoolie bass and thin-lipped mullet appear....