Fishing in Downton

30.0 miles from Downton

Tidal estuary fishing around Briton Ferry on the River Neath, with access from public paths and roadside pull-ins to mud/sand banks and sections of quay/rock armour. It’s a classic mixed-estuary mark: best on the flood and first of the ebb when cleanish water pushes in, producing mainly flatfish and school...

31.6 miles from Downton

Baglan Point is an industrial-edge shoreline mark on Swansea Bay, fished mainly from the sea wall and adjacent rough/patchy ground near the docks approaches. Access is straightforward on foot from local roads/paths, with short walks to firm platforms, but it’s exposed to wind and swell and can fish best on...

31.6 miles from Downton

Baglan Burrows is a long, open sandy beach on the north side of Swansea Bay, backed by dunes and industrial shoreline. Access is straightforward via seafront parking and short walks onto firm sand; most anglers fish simple surf casts to gullies and the low-water channel. It’s a typical mixed flatfish/roundfish...

31.7 miles from Downton

Baglan Beach is a long, open sand-and-shingle shoreline on Swansea Bay with easy access from the promenade/sea wall and multiple parking points. Fishing is mainly surf work into a gently shelving bay with occasional rougher patches near outfalls/structure; it suits mobile anglers targeting flatfish and school fish, with rays/dogfish appearing...

31.7 miles from Downton

Baglan Bay is an open, gently shelving sandy bay on the north side of Swansea Bay, backed by sea wall/paths and close road access around Baglan and Aberavon. Fishing is mostly straightforward beach casting into sand with occasional mixed patches toward the river/harbour influence, producing classic Bristol Channel surf species;...

31.7 miles from Downton

Llandaff Weir is a tidal river/estuary mark on the River Taff in Cardiff, fished from the riverbank paths and nearby hard edges around the weir. It’s a mixed, often silty venue with stronger flow on the ebb and a defined tidal push on the flood; best results usually come from...