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Best marks near Wood Hayes
Top spots within about 100 miles, ranked by distance and rating.
Hempsted
53.9 miles from Wood Hayes
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...
View markMinsterworth
54.2 miles from Wood Hayes
Minsterworth is a classic upper Severn Estuary mark with very soft mud banks, extreme tidal flow and the famous Severn Bore. Anglers...
View markElmore Back
56.2 miles from Wood Hayes
A classic upper Severn estuary bank at Elmore Back: a grassed flood embankment overlooking wide mudflats and a fast, deep tidal channel....
View markQueensferry (River Dee)
56.4 miles from Wood Hayes
Queensferry on the River Dee is an easy-access estuary mark fished from public banks, quay/harbour edges and nearby footpaths around the lower...
View markHawarden Bridge (River Dee)
57.2 miles from Wood Hayes
Hawarden Bridge is an estuary mark on the tidal River Dee, fished from accessible riverbank/embankment areas and near the bridge approaches where...
View markWestbury-on-Severn
57.2 miles from Wood Hayes
Upper Severn estuary foreshore near Westbury-on-Severn: broad mudflats with a few firm banks and revetments. Huge tidal range and powerful flow (including...
View markQuick links: Hempsted · Minsterworth · Elmore Back · Queensferry (River Dee) · Hawarden Bridge (River Dee) · Westbury-on-Severn
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Hempsted
53.9 miles from Wood Hayes
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...
Minsterworth
54.2 miles from Wood Hayes
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...
Elmore Back
56.2 miles from Wood Hayes
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...
Queensferry (River Dee)
56.4 miles from Wood Hayes
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,...
Hawarden Bridge (River Dee)
57.2 miles from Wood Hayes
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...
Westbury-on-Severn
57.2 miles from Wood Hayes
Upper Severn estuary foreshore near Westbury-on-Severn: broad mudflats with a few firm banks and revetments. Huge tidal range and powerful flow (including the Severn Bore) dominate the mark. Best fished from firm, high ground on neap tides, an hour either side of slack or the first of the flood/last of...