Fishing in Mathern

1.5 miles from Mathern

Open foreshore on the Severn Estuary close to the Severn Crossing/Aust area, fished from mud-and-shingle banks with occasional firmer patches and runnels. Access is typically on foot from nearby parking/paths to the tidal edge; you’re generally casting into very strong estuary flow with fast-changing depth, so it’s mainly a big-tide,...

1.6 miles from Mathern

Tidal estuary fishing on the lower River Wye around Chepstow, with access mainly from riverside walls/paths and a few muddy or shingle edges. Expect strong flow and big tidal range, with most sport from casting into the main channel and deeper holes on the flood/ebb. It’s a mixed estuary mark...

2.0 miles from Mathern

Urban tidal-river/estuary mark fished from the riverbank and access points close to the old Severn road bridge/riverfront around Chepstow, with fast flow, deep channels and heavy silt. It’s mainly a legering mark where getting a bait on the bottom and holding it is the challenge; best results are around slack...

2.0 miles from Mathern

A powerful estuary mark on the Beachley peninsula beneath the Severn Bridge, where the Severn and Wye meet. Expect fierce tidal flow, deep fast channels and mixed mud, shingle and rough ground with snags. Best results come on neap tides, especially the final two hours of the flood and first...

2.1 miles from Mathern

A powerful estuary point at the tip of the Beachley peninsula (Gloucestershire) where the Rivers Wye and Severn meet beneath the M48 Severn Bridge. The ground is mixed rock, shale and scoured mud with fierce tidal runs, overfalls and deep channels close in. Best fished on neap tides and around...

2.3 miles from Mathern

Black Rock (Portskewett) is a rough-ground shore mark on the inner Severn Estuary, fished from rock ledges and broken foreshore around the old quay/Black Rock area. Access is via the coastal path/lanes with a walk down onto uneven rock and mud-silt patches; it’s primarily a tidal venue where anglers work...