Fishing in Ilston

2.3 miles from Ilston

Pwlldu Bay is a small, sheltered cove on the Gower with a mix of sand, boulders and rough ground at the edges. Access is on foot via coastal paths (no fishing facilities), so it suits mobile shore anglers travelling light; fishing is typically close-range into sand for flatfish and dogfish,...

2.8 miles from Ilston

Caswell Bay is a small, sheltered sandy cove on the Gower with rocky fringes and shallow surf, fished mainly from the beach with options to cast toward the kelpy rock edges at either end. Access is easy via the coastal road and car park, then a short walk onto sand;...

3.7 miles from Ilston

Oxwich Bay is a long, gently shelving sandy bay with easy access from nearby parking and short walks onto clean sand. Fishing is typical surf/flatfish work at low to mid tide, with better distance water on bigger tides and after a bit of swell; in calmer summer conditions it can...

3.7 miles from Ilston

Langland Bay is a sheltered, crescent-shaped sandy beach on the Gower backed by cliffs and a promenade. Access is easy via the seafront and car parks, with fishing mainly from clean sand at low water and from the edges near rocks/headlands on a rising tide. It’s a classic mixed beach...

3.8 miles from Ilston

West Cross is a rocky foreshore and low ledges on the Gower side of Swansea Bay, fished by climbing down from the seafront/footpath and working rough ground into a shallow bay. It’s a classic mixed spinning/float and light leger mark: wrasse and pollack close in around weed-covered rocks in summer,...

3.9 miles from Ilston

Clyne Gardens/Blackpill Lido sits on the inner Swansea Bay shoreline where the River Clyne meets the bay, giving easy access from the promenade and slipways to broad sand and broken shingle at low water. Fishing is typically mixed-estuary and bay sport: flatfish and rays on clean ground, mullet and bass...