Fishing in St Ishmael

0.2 miles from St Ishmael

St Ishmael’s Shore (near St Ishmael/Houghton on the south side of the Towy estuary) is a quiet, muddy-sand and shingle foreshore with scattered rock/weed patches and a strong tidal run. Access is typically on foot via coastal paths/lanes to the shoreline, then fishing is from the open shore at mid...

1.3 miles from St Ishmael

Ferryside Beach sits on the south side of the River Towy estuary opposite Llansteffan, with easy access from the village/parking and a long walk of firm sand and mud-flats at low water. It’s a classic estuary shore mark where most fishing is done on the flooding tide into deeper gutters...

1.5 miles from St Ishmael

Ferryside Foreshore is an exposed, gently sloping estuary shore on the Tywi (Towy) side of Carmarthen Bay, fished from sand and mud with scattered shingle and occasional weeded patches. Access is straightforward from Ferryside village and the promenade/foreshore path, with best sport around the flooding and ebbing tide as fish...

1.6 miles from St Ishmael

Pen-y-Fan Point at Llansteffan is a rocky shoreline/point on the Taf/Towy estuary mouth, fished from uneven ledges and rock platforms with short walks from Llansteffan. It offers mixed ground—broken rock close in with sand/mud seams and stronger tide runs off the point—so it can fish well for wrasse, bass and...

1.6 miles from St Ishmael

Llansteffan Castle Point is a rocky promontory at the mouth of the River Tywi, fished from rough rock ledges below/around the castle and along the point where the estuary tide meets Carmarthen Bay. Access is on foot via paths from Llansteffan (steep in places) and the fishing is typical light-to-medium...

1.6 miles from St Ishmael

Scotts Bay is a small, sheltered bay on the Carmarthenshire coast with mixed sand and rock that fishes like a short-range beach mark with rough ground patches. Access is typically on foot via the coast path and down to the foreshore at low to mid tide; expect some scrambling on...