Fishing in Empacombe

0.9 miles from Empacombe

Rocky headland at the entrance to the Hamoaze, west side of Plymouth Hoe, with immediate deep water and a powerful tidal run. Productive year-round: summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish in the tide lines; dusk and night produce pouting, poor cod and conger; pollack and bass work the rips on...

1.2 miles from Empacombe

Firestone Bay sits beside Devil’s Point and Royal William Yard in Plymouth Sound. It’s a rocky shoreline with patches of clean sand and kelp-covered reef, offering deep water close in and strong tidal flow, especially on the ebb. The mark is productive year-round: summer and early autumn bring baitfish (mackerel,...

1.6 miles from Empacombe

Sheltered, east-facing sand/shingle beach in Cawsand Bay with patches of mixed and rocky ground at either end. Suits light spinning, ledgering over clean sand for flatfish, and LRF around the rocks. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish; bass patrol the surf line at dusk and dawn; winter nights see whiting,...

1.8 miles from Empacombe

Sheltered sand-and-shingle beach in Cawsand Bay on the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall. Rocky margins at either end give mixed-ground options; clear, calm water in settled weather. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, with bass at dusk or after dark; winter sees whiting, pouting and the odd flatfish. Best fished...

2.1 miles from Empacombe

Rocky ledges and platforms below Plymouth Hoe beside the Art Deco Tinside Lido, giving quick access to relatively deep, mixed-to-clean ground in Plymouth Sound. Best in summer and autumn—wrasse and pollack by day tight to kelp, scad, mackerel and garfish at dusk into night, with pouting and the odd conger...

2.3 miles from Empacombe

A stone breakwater projecting from Mount Batten into the Cattewater, offering mixed rough/clean ground with 4–12 m of water depending on tide. It fishes well year-round with peak summer sport for wrasse, mackerel and scad, and productive winter nights for pouting and whiting. Excellent for LRF down the wall. Best...