Fishing in Penarth Flats

0.4 miles from Penarth Flats

The River Taff Mouth is an urban estuary mark at Cardiff Bay where the Taff meets the Severn Estuary, fished from paved paths, walls and shingle/sand edges around the barrage/outer bay. Expect strong tides and coloured water with plenty of flow; it’s a mixed ground for flatfish and school species...

0.5 miles from Penarth Flats

The Cardiff Yacht Club Wall is a sheltered estuary/harbour-side sea wall on the River Ely by Cardiff Bay, fished from flat concrete with railings and easy walk-in access from nearby paths/parking. It offers mainly short- to medium-range fishing into tidal flow with mixed mud/sand and channel edges, producing typical Cardiff...

0.8 miles from Penarth Flats

Penarth Marina Breakwater is a long rock-and-boulder arm sheltering the marina at the inner end of Cardiff Bay. Access is on foot along the breakwater path from the marina/harbour-side, with fishing from rock edges and flatter block sections; it fishes best on the flooding tide for bass, mullet and mackerel,...

0.8 miles from Penarth Flats

The Cardiff Bay Barrage is a long stone and concrete sea-defence with railings and wide footpaths, giving easy access to deep, fast-flowing tidal water on the seaward side and calmer bay water inside. Most shore anglers fish the outer wall and corners by the locks/outfalls, casting into the main channel...

0.9 miles from Penarth Flats

Cardiff Bay Outer Harbour is the tidal approach and breakwater/mouth area outside the Barrage where the Bay meets the Bristol Channel; anglers typically fish from the public walkway edges and harbour-side walls/rock armour, casting into strong tide runs and deeper water for mixed estuary/coastal species. It’s a convenient after-work mark...

1.1 miles from Penarth Flats

Penarth Head is the rocky/promontory ground at the end of Penarth seafront by the old pier/point, giving access to kelp-strewn ledges and broken ground with strong tidal run into the Bristol Channel. Fishing is typically from rock ledges at mid to high water, casting into gullies and along the tide...