A prominent shingle point at the western end of Porlock Bay, facing deep, fast-moving Bristol Channel tides. Mixed clean-to-broken ground lies within...

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Porlock Weir

(6.7/10)

19.9 miles from Ystrad Fawr

Porlock Weir is a small harbour on the edge of Exmoor with mixed rough ground, boulders and kelp fringes alongside shingle. The...

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Greenaleigh Bay

(6.8/10)

19.9 miles from Ystrad Fawr

A remote, rocky bay just west of Minehead with boulder fields, kelp gullies and ledges dropping into fast tidal water. It’s a...

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Quick links: Hurlstone Point · Bossington Beach · Porlock Bay · Gore Point · Porlock Weir · Greenaleigh Bay

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Bass Pouting Bull Huss Conger Eel Lesser Spotted Dogfish Whiting Three-bearded Rockling Pollack

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Hurlstone Point

(6.3/10)

19.0 miles from Ystrad Fawr

Exposed rocky headland with deep, fast-running water close in. Kelp-fringed gullies and ledges hold wrasse, pollack and pouting by day; after dark larger predators like conger and bull huss roam. Best on a flooding or early ebb tide, especially at dawn/dusk or at night for eels/huss. Summer brings mackerel and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Bossington Beach

(6.1/10)

19.3 miles from Ystrad Fawr

A long, steep shingle beach on Porlock Bay between Porlock Weir and Hurlstone Point. Ground is mixed: cleaner shingle mid-bay with increasingly rough, snaggy patches and boulders toward Hurlstone. Powerful Bristol Channel tides mean strong lateral runs and fast-flooding water; neap to mid-range tides and low light often fish best....

Bass Cod Pouting Whiting Thornback Ray

Porlock Bay

(6.8/10)

19.6 miles from Ystrad Fawr

Wide, exposed shingle and sand beach between Bossington and Porlock Weir on the edge of Exmoor. Clean to mixed ground with gutters and sandbars that shift after storms. Immense Bristol Channel tides mean long flooding and ebbing currents; most fishing is done over the last of the flood into and...

Bass Pouting Whiting Thornback Ray Small-eyed Ray

Gore Point

(6.9/10)

19.6 miles from Ystrad Fawr

A prominent shingle point at the western end of Porlock Bay, facing deep, fast-moving Bristol Channel tides. Mixed clean-to-broken ground lies within casting range, with long shingle bars and gutters that form on a flooding tide. It fishes best from mid-flood through the first of the ebb, especially at dusk...

Bass Cod Pouting Whiting Thornback Ray

Porlock Weir

(6.7/10)

19.9 miles from Ystrad Fawr

Porlock Weir is a small harbour on the edge of Exmoor with mixed rough ground, boulders and kelp fringes alongside shingle. The Bristol Channel’s huge tidal range means water races past the harbour mouth, with the last third of the flood and first of the ebb often most productive. It’s...

Bass Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling Small-eyed Ray

Greenaleigh Bay

(6.8/10)

19.9 miles from Ystrad Fawr

A remote, rocky bay just west of Minehead with boulder fields, kelp gullies and ledges dropping into fast tidal water. It’s a long, steep walk via the coast path and best fished around mid-to-high water on a flooding tide. Expect turbulent Bristol Channel currents, huge tidal range and snaggy ground—use...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling