Fishing in Leyfields

61.1 miles from Leyfields

Queensferry on the River Dee is an easy-access estuary mark fished from public banks, quay/harbour edges and nearby footpaths around the lower Dee, with most anglers targeting the channel edges and gulley lines on a running tide. It’s classic soft-ground estuary fishing: lots of flounder and school whiting/pouting in season,...

61.4 miles from Leyfields

Hempsted is a tidal River Severn bank mark on the west side of Gloucester. It’s classic upper-estuary fishing: deep, fast-flowing channels with steep, muddy foreshore, a huge tidal range and the occasional Severn Bore. Most anglers fish from the firm floodbank rather than the mud below. Best results are typically...

61.9 miles from Leyfields

Hawarden Bridge is an estuary mark on the tidal River Dee, fished from accessible riverbank/embankment areas and near the bridge approaches where the current runs hard. Expect muddy/silty ground with channels, strong flow on bigger tides, and a mix of flattie and eel fishing rather than clear-water rock species; best...

62.0 miles from Leyfields

Minsterworth is a classic upper Severn Estuary mark with very soft mud banks, extreme tidal flow and the famous Severn Bore. Anglers typically fish from firm ground along the flood bank rather than the foreshore. It’s a productive venue for flounder and thin‑lipped mullet on smaller to mid-range tides, with...

63.1 miles from Leyfields

Connah’s Quay is an inner Dee Estuary shore mark where anglers fish from accessible hard standing and muddy/stone-edged banks around the quay and adjacent paths. It’s predominantly a tides-and-tactics venue: best on the bigger tides with some flow, producing mainly flatties and school bass, with occasional rays/dogs when conditions suit....

63.7 miles from Leyfields

A classic upper Severn estuary bank at Elmore Back: a grassed flood embankment overlooking wide mudflats and a fast, deep tidal channel. It fishes best around the flood to high water on spring tides for bass and winter codling, with reliable flounder and summer mullet in calmer spells. Expect a...