Fishing in Ynyswen

30.0 miles from Ynyswen

A tidal rocky headland at the tip of the Middle Hope peninsula near Kewstoke, giving casting access to fast, deep Bristol Channel water over mixed rough ground (limestone ledges, boulders and sand patches). Best on the last 2–3 hours of the flood and first hour of the ebb; big spring...

30.2 miles from Ynyswen

Exposed rocky headland with deep, fast-running water close in. Kelp-fringed gullies and ledges hold wrasse, pollack and pouting by day; after dark larger predators like conger and bull huss roam. Best on a flooding or early ebb tide, especially at dawn/dusk or at night for eels/huss. Summer brings mackerel and...

30.5 miles from Ynyswen

A long, steep shingle beach on Porlock Bay between Porlock Weir and Hurlstone Point. Ground is mixed: cleaner shingle mid-bay with increasingly rough, snaggy patches and boulders toward Hurlstone. Powerful Bristol Channel tides mean strong lateral runs and fast-flooding water; neap to mid-range tides and low light often fish best....

30.6 miles from Ynyswen

Middle Hope is a tidal rock headland on the north side of Sand Bay near Kewstoke, offering mixed rough-to-clean ground with gullies and sand tongues within casting range. The Bristol Channel’s huge tidal range drives powerful currents; plan sessions around the last couple of hours of flood and first of...

30.6 miles from Ynyswen

A remote, rocky bay just west of Minehead with boulder fields, kelp gullies and ledges dropping into fast tidal water. It’s a long, steep walk via the coast path and best fished around mid-to-high water on a flooding tide. Expect turbulent Bristol Channel currents, huge tidal range and snaggy ground—use...

30.7 miles from Ynyswen

Rocky headland west of Minehead with kelp-covered ledges and mixed rough ground. Deep water runs close in with strong Bristol Channel tides creating a noticeable tide-race around the point. Best fished on neap tides, the flood, and into dusk or after dark. Expect wrasse, pollack, pouting and rockling in season;...