Fishing in Wig-Fach

1.0 miles from Wig-Fach

Merthyr Mawr Beach (near the Ogmore-by-Sea/river mouth) is a long, sandy surf beach with a gentle gradient and plenty of tide run, best fished by spreading out and covering ground. Access is on foot via dunes/paths from the Merthyr Mawr/Ogmore car parks, with a moderate walk and soft sand. Fishing...

1.1 miles from Wig-Fach

Newton Beach sits on the Swansea Bay side of Porthcawl with easy access from the seafront and car parks, fishing as a gently shelving sandy beach with occasional mixed patches and a relatively clean bottom. It’s mainly a casting venue for flatfish and school bass, with sport improving on the...

1.2 miles from Wig-Fach

Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes fronts a long, open sandy shore at the mouth of the River Ogmore, with access on foot via dune paths from the car parks and a fair walk depending on tide height. Fishing is typical surf-beach work: long casts to clean sand for flatties and dogfish,...

1.5 miles from Wig-Fach

Ogmore Estuary is the tidal mouth of the River Ogmore at Ogmore-by-Sea, with easy access from nearby parking and short walks onto sand/mud flats and the channel edges. Fishing is typical estuary work: best around moving water on the flood/ebb with baits fished on the deeper runnels and out toward...

1.5 miles from Wig-Fach

Trecco Bay is a wide, gently shelving sandy beach on the east side of Porthcawl, with easy access from the promenade/car parks and plenty of room for a long surf-cast. Fishing is typically clean ground with a bit of mixed sand/shingle, best on a pushing tide and after a bit...

1.5 miles from Wig-Fach

The Ogmore River Mouth mark is a mixed sand-and-shingle beach with an estuary channel that shifts after floods; anglers typically fish the surf line and the deeper run at the outflow, with best sport around the pushing tide and dusk. Access is on foot from nearby parking and paths, but...