A new coastline to explore
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Devon has 150 shore marks rated for bass. They're ranked below by how strongly bass show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
When to go
In season nowBest months: Apr–Nov · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
Time of day Night sessions clearly outfish daylight
Ranked by how strongly bass show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Surf beach; fish dusk/dawn on a flooding tide. Plug in white water or use peeler crab/sandeel in the gutter after a blow.
Lures or surf baits in the tide race around the point; best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide with some swell. Fish the gullies on the rock-to-sand edge.
Fish the surf at dawn/dusk or after a blow on a flooding tide. Cast lures or crab/lug baits into gutters and along rips; keep moving to find pockets.
Work surface/sub-surface lures through surfy gullies on the flood, dawn/dusk or after a blow.
Surf beach; fish dawn/dusk around mid-flood to high. Keep mobile. Shallow-diving plugs or sandeel/peeler on pulley rigs in gutters after a blow.
Shingle surf beach; best in onshore blow at dawn/dusk. Fish peeler crab, sandeel or plugs in the gutters on a flooding tide.
Prime in surf by the Erme mouth on a flooding tide at dawn/dusk. Shallow divers, soft plastics or sandeel/peeler. Beware strong currents and soft sands.
Surf beach; dawn/dusk and after a blow. Fish flooding tide over outer sandbars. Lures (shallow divers, metals) or fresh sandeel/peeler crab.
Surf and gullies on a flooding tide; dawn/dusk. Crab, sandeel or shallow-diving lures. Move to find feeding fish.
Work surfy gullies and reef edges at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide. Soft plastics, surface lures or peeler/soft crab. A light swell helps; watch kelp and tides.
Work the surf and estuary channel edges; lures or peeler/razor on a flooding tide. Best May–Oct, especially after a blow at dawn/dusk.
Work the surf line and estuary mouth rips on a flooding tide at dawn/dusk. Plugs, sandeel or peeler crab. After dark, fish squid or sandeel from the beach.
Work shallow lures in the surf and estuary mouth at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; or fish peeler crab/lug in the gutters. Go mobile after a blow as seas drop.
Surf and estuary mouth. Fish flooding tide at dawn/dusk; white-water close in. Shallow divers, metals, or peeler crab/sandeel on pulley rig.
Surf the main beach; fish dusk/dawn on a flooding tide near the Avon outflow. Peeler crab, lug or sandeel; or shallow-diving/soft-plastic lures worked along bars and rips.
Surf beach; fish peeler crab or sandeel in the white water at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide. Spring tides and a light chop fish best in summer–autumn.
Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide. Work surface or soft-plastic lures along the right-hand reef and surf line; or fish peeler crab or sandeel into the gullies after a blow.
Surf and Axe river mouth on a flooding tide; peeler crab or lug. Best at dusk/dawn and after a blow.
Best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; fish the surf line with sandeels or shallow diving lures when there's a bit of swell. Work the ends near rocks after a blow.
Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; work shallow plugs or sandeel baits along the surf line and around the rocky edges.
After a blow on a flooding tide; surf over shingle. Peel crab, lug or baitfish; also surface/soft lures at dawn/dusk along gutters.
Work shallow diving plugs or soft plastics along the Point on a flooding tide with onshore swell; dusk/dawn. Also fish crab/sandeel in surfy pockets.
Surf over shingle; SW blow then dropping sea. Dawn/dusk. Shallow gutters close in. Peeler crab, lug/squid; or metal/plugs on a flooding tide.
Work surface/soft lures in the surf at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide, or fish peeler/sandeel into the gutter after a blow.
Surf beach; dawn/dusk on a flooding tide. Shallow-running plugs or crab/sandeel baits in the gutters, especially after a bit of swell or colour.
Plus 125 more rated marks — browse every mark in Devon.
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New region just landed
We’ve added a whole new stretch of coastline — from Kent round to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Every mark comes with a full guide, target species, baits and rigs, and live fishing forecasts.
Weather, tide, and sea conditions are already synced for every new mark, so you can plan a session right away.