Fishing in Ynys-wen

13.8 miles from Ynys-wen

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...

14.0 miles from Ynys-wen

Aberavon Pier is a long, accessible town pier on Swansea Bay with level promenade access and frequent lighting, making it a popular mixed-species mark. Angling is mainly over sand with some rougher ground around the pier legs; it fishes best around dusk/night on the flooding tide for rays, dogfish and...

14.0 miles from Ynys-wen

Aberavon Seafront is a long, gently sloping sandy beach backed by a wide promenade with easy, flat access and plenty of space to spread out. Fishing is classic open-beach surf casting: best around the flooding tide and into dusk/night, with gullies and small scours holding fish, while calmer spells can...

14.1 miles from Ynys-wen

Aberavon Beach is a long, open sandy shoreline at the back of Swansea Bay with easy promenade/road access and plenty of space to spread out. It fishes as a classic surf beach: best on a flooding tide and around dusk/dark, with flatties in the cleaner sand and rays/dogfish when there’s...

14.3 miles from Ynys-wen

Kenfig Sands is a long, open surf beach on the Bridgend coast with easy access from Kenfig National Nature Reserve car parks and a walk across the dunes to the shore. Fishing is typical South Wales surf work: clean sand with occasional small gutters and banks, best on a flooding...

14.3 miles from Ynys-wen

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...