Ryde

Fishing from the pier can produce a wide variety of species,bottom fishing will account for flounder,plaice,bream,smoothound and the occasional cod.Spinning or float tactics are used for pollack,scad and bass.
The tide recedes along way and so fishing is limited to either side of high water.There are restrictions on where you can fish and a permit is required.
The beaches either side of the pier are also popular marks for flounder,plaice and bass.To the east ther is a long stretch of sea wall.The tide run can be strong and a grip lead is necessary to hold bottom.
Further east,the shore at seaview,provides a pleasant location to fish at high tide.The sea bed is more broken here, and a good variety of species,including flounders,eels,wrasse and bass can be taken.
To the west of the pier,and as far as Fishbourne,the beaches are less crowded and the sandy bottom gives way to a mixture of clay,mud,shingle and rock,fish here during spring and summer for the chance of a good sized plaice,eels and bass or during the winter and early spring for flounders.