Fishing in Fran, Felin

3.5 miles from Fran, Felin

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...

3.9 miles from Fran, Felin

Crymlyn Burrows is a long, shallow surf beach on the eastern side of Swansea Bay, backed by dunes and close to the River Neath/Tawe approaches. Access is usually an easy walk from nearby parking/paths over the dunes onto open sand; fishing is classic clean-ground surfcasting with best sport at dusk/night...

4.1 miles from Fran, Felin

Swansea Marina offers sheltered harbour-wall and pontoon-edge fishing close to the city centre, with easy paved access and generally calm water compared with open-bay marks. It fishes best on flooding tides when bait and fish move through the lock/entrance area, with typical catches being mullet, bass and flatfish; light leads...

4.2 miles from Fran, Felin

The Outer Harbour Wall at Swansea Docks is a long, exposed harbour arm/breakwater-style mark giving access to deeper water and strong tidal flow on the outside, with calmer water inside the harbour. Anglers typically fish from the wall/top edge with ledgered baits for bass, flatties and rays, or float/spin when...

4.3 miles from Fran, Felin

The River Tawe Mouth mark covers the tidal estuary and harbour entrance by Swansea’s docks, fished from hard-standing walls, promenade edges and nearby rock/armour-stone where access is generally easy. It’s a mixed-species venue with strong tidal flow on big springs, coloured water after rain and clearer conditions on neaps; fishing...

4.3 miles from Fran, Felin

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...