Fishing in Buttsbear Cross

4.0 miles from Buttsbear Cross

A wide sandy surf beach in Bude with easy access, backed by dunes and a large car park. The Bude Canal/river mouth and harbour entrance at the northern end create channels and gutters that draw fish on a flooding tide. Bass in the surf, flatfish over the clean sand, and...

4.3 miles from Buttsbear Cross

Stone-built breakwater guarding Bude harbour and Summerleaze Beach. Mixed rough ground and kelp along the outer wall with patches of clean sand toward the beach; deeper water and a tide run at the tip into the harbour channel. Best fished on a flooding tide and in a light swell with...

4.3 miles from Buttsbear Cross

Exposed north-coast surf beach in Bude with extensive rocky reefs at either end. Bass are the prime target in the surf; summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad, while the reefs hold wrasse, pollack and pouting. Flatfish show on the sandy troughs in calmer spells, and night sessions can produce dogfish,...

4.3 miles from Buttsbear Cross

A wide, exposed Atlantic surf beach just south of Bude with clean sand and pronounced surf gutters. Rocky ground at the north end (Black Rock) and the southern end adds variety. Bass and small-eyed rays are prime targets in settled surf; dogfish are plentiful after dark; winter brings whiting; occasional...

4.6 miles from Buttsbear Cross

A tide-washed reef and ledge system around the Black Rock outcrop at the south end of Widemouth Bay. Rough, kelpy ground interspersed with sandy gullies offers classic rock-fishing: wrasse and pollack tight to the weed, with summer pelagics moving through and nocturnal species after dark. Best on a flooding tide...

4.7 miles from Buttsbear Cross

Northcott Mouth is a west-facing, surf-exposed beach just north of Bude with rocky reefs and kelp-lined gullies at both ends. It offers classic bass conditions in onshore swell and white water, plus summer sport for wrasse and pollack around the rocks in clearer, calmer seas. The sandy troughs between reef...