Fishing in Dyffryn

3.3 miles from Dyffryn

Porthkerry Beach is a small, sheltered bay in Porthkerry Country Park with a mixed shingle/sand beach and rock/reef at either end. Access is easy via the park paths and steps down to the foreshore, making it a convenient short-session venue. Fishing is typically close-range for flats species on the sand...

3.5 miles from Dyffryn

Whitmore Bay at Barry Island is a broad sandy, gently shelving bay backed by promenade and parking, with easy access to the beach and plenty of room for casting. It fishes as a classic South Wales surf mark: best around the flooding tide and into high water for flatties and...

3.5 miles from Dyffryn

Watch House Bay is a small, sheltered bay on the Vale of Glamorgan coast fished mainly from mixed rough ground and pockets of sand at the base of low cliffs. Access is usually on foot from nearby lanes/paths with a short walk and then down to the shore; expect uneven...

3.5 miles from Dyffryn

The Knap is a sheltered inner-Bristol Channel shore mark around the prom and small harbour at Barry Island, fished mainly from the sea wall/harbour edges and nearby mixed sand-and-rock patches. Access is easy on foot from Knap Gardens and the promenade, with short walks to level casting spots; it suits...

3.6 miles from Dyffryn

Jackson’s Bay is the small shingle/sand bay tucked under Barry Island’s eastern headland, fished mainly from the beach and the rougher ground around the rocks at either end. Access is straightforward on foot from the Barry Island seafront/paths, with fishing best around mid to high water when depth increases and...

3.6 miles from Dyffryn

Porthkerry Point is a rough, rocky headland at the west side of Porthkerry Bay, fished from natural ledges and boulder/reef ground with deep water close in on bigger tides. Access is on foot from the Porthkerry Country Park paths, then a scramble down to the rocks; it’s typical South Wales...