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Quick links: Plas Newydd · Brittania Bridge · Menai Bridge · Caernarfon Bar · Menai Strait · Bangor Pier

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Plas Newydd

(6.6/10)

5.2 miles from Fachwen

Plas Newydd sits on the Menai Strait shoreline by the house and woodland walks, with easy access to mixed foreshore of stones, mud/sand and small rocky edges. It fishes as a classic strait mark: strong tides, eddies and a defined channel mean best results come around slack water with leads...

Bass Pollack Coalfish Pouting Whiting

Brittania Bridge

(6.2/10)

5.4 miles from Fachwen

Brittania Bridge (Menai Bridge) is a tidal strait mark where anglers fish from shoreline rocks/ledges and sea walls around the bridge approaches and adjacent banks. Expect strong flow, depth changes and eddies that concentrate baitfish, so fishing is often best around slack water on bigger tides; spinning for pelagics and...

Bass Pollack Coalfish Plaice Flounder

Menai Bridge

(6.5/10)

5.5 miles from Fachwen

Menai Bridge is a tidal shore mark on the Anglesey side of the Menai Strait, fished from the quay/harbour edges and nearby rock/sea walls close to the bridge. Access is easy from the town, but the fishing is dominated by strong currents and depth close in, giving mainly lure-and-feather sport...

Bass Pollack Coalfish Plaice Flounder

Caernarfon Bar

(6.3/10)

5.9 miles from Fachwen

Caernarfon Bar is the tidal sand-and-shingle bar at the mouth of the Menai Strait, fished mainly from the Foreshore/Ynys Seiriol (Fort Belan) side and nearby beaches/edges where you can reach the channels on a casting tide. It’s classic estuary-mouth fishing: strong currents, shifting gullies, and clean ground for flats with...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dab

Menai Strait

(7.5/10)

6.5 miles from Fachwen

The Menai Strait is a fast‑running tidal channel between Anglesey and the mainland, with productive shore fishing from accessible promenades, slips and mixed rock/stone edges near bridges and villages. Expect strong currents, depth close in and eddies that concentrate baitfish; float fishing and light lure work can score in the...

Bass Pollack Coalfish Plaice Flounder

Bangor Pier

(6.8/10)

6.6 miles from Fachwen

Bangor Pier fishes into the strong tidal flow of the Menai Strait, giving easy, flat access on a long promenade-style pier with railings and plenty of room. It’s a classic float/lure and light-bottom-fishing mark: small pelagics and pollack/coalies show in summer, while mixed flatfish and the odd cod/whiting appear in...

Cod Pollack Coalfish Whiting Plaice

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