Fishing in Aberogwr

16.5 miles from Aberogwr

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...

16.7 miles from Aberogwr

A dramatic headland of steep, rugged cliffs with deep water tight to the rocks. Strong Bristol Channel tides create rips and eddies; fishing is best on a flooding or neap tide, at dawn/dusk or after dark. Access is via the South West Coast Path from Countisbury/Barna Barrow with a committed...

16.8 miles from Aberogwr

A prominent shingle point at the western end of Porlock Bay, facing deep, fast-moving Bristol Channel tides. Mixed clean-to-broken ground lies within casting range, with long shingle bars and gutters that form on a flooding tide. It fishes best from mid-flood through the first of the ebb, especially at dusk...

16.8 miles from Aberogwr

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....

16.9 miles from Aberogwr

Wide, exposed shingle and sand beach between Bossington and Porlock Weir on the edge of Exmoor. Clean to mixed ground with gutters and sandbars that shift after storms. Immense Bristol Channel tides mean long flooding and ebbing currents; most fishing is done over the last of the flood into and...

17.1 miles from Aberogwr

Porlock Weir is a small harbour on the edge of Exmoor with mixed rough ground, boulders and kelp fringes alongside shingle. The Bristol Channel’s huge tidal range means water races past the harbour mouth, with the last third of the flood and first of the ebb often most productive. It’s...