Fishing in West Cross

0.3 miles from West Cross

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,...

0.8 miles from West Cross

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...

1.0 miles from West Cross

Blackpill is a very accessible shore mark on the western edge of Swansea Bay beside the River Clyne outfall and the promenade. Most anglers fish from the shingle/sand edge and adjacent low rock/armour stone near the outfall, targeting surf species over clean ground with occasional rough patches. It’s typically best...

1.3 miles from West Cross

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...

1.6 miles from West Cross

Limeslade Bay is a small, rocky cove on the Gower coast with broken ground, kelp and rough gullies that fish best on a rising tide into high water. Access is easy via the Mumbles/Langland coastal path and steps/ramps down to the bay, but you’ll be fishing from uneven boulders and...

1.6 miles from West Cross

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;...