Fishing in Monknash

13.3 miles from Monknash

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...

13.7 miles from Monknash

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....

14.0 miles from Monknash

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...

14.0 miles from Monknash

A remote, rocky bay just west of Minehead with boulder fields, kelp gullies and ledges dropping into fast tidal water. It’s a long, steep walk via the coast path and best fished around mid-to-high water on a flooding tide. Expect turbulent Bristol Channel currents, huge tidal range and snaggy ground—use...

14.1 miles from Monknash

Rocky headland west of Minehead with kelp-covered ledges and mixed rough ground. Deep water runs close in with strong Bristol Channel tides creating a noticeable tide-race around the point. Best fished on neap tides, the flood, and into dusk or after dark. Expect wrasse, pollack, pouting and rockling in season;...

14.2 miles from Monknash

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...