Fishing in Woodford

1.2 miles from Woodford

Remote, rugged cove on the north Cornwall coast between Sandymouth and Duckpool near Morwenstow. Access is via the South West Coast Path and a steep, sometimes slippery descent to a boulder-and-sand pocket beach flanked by kelp-grown rock ledges. The ground is mixed rough with gullies, ledges and patches of sand...

1.6 miles from Woodford

Duckpool is a rugged National Trust cove north of Bude with steep cliffs, a boulder/pebble beach and prominent rocky headlands. The ground is mixed and snaggy with kelp-filled gullies and ledges that drop into deeper water on the flood, making it a classic rough-ground rock mark. Summer brings wrasse and...

1.7 miles from Woodford

An exposed rocky headland on Cornwall’s north coast with deep, clear water and strong tidal flow. Productive in settled conditions for lure and float fishing from high, narrow ledges; a long, steep approach via the coast path. Best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide in late spring to autumn for...

1.8 miles from Woodford

Towering Atlantic-facing rock ledges in the Morwenstow parish north of Bude. Deep, kelp-fringed water close in with strong tidal run; very snaggy ground. Access is steep and exposed with long descents and occasional rope aids—only for fit, experienced rock anglers in settled conditions. Fish the flood into dusk and first...

1.8 miles from Woodford

An exposed rocky headland near Morwenstow with very deep water tight to the base and strong tidal run. Best in settled weather on a flooding tide; summer and early autumn bring prolific lure and float fishing for pelagics, while dusk and night produce bottom species from the rough, kelpy ground....

2.3 miles from Woodford

A broad, exposed surf beach north of Bude with long sandbars, shingle at the top, and rocky ledges at either end. Gutters and channels open up on the ebb and early flood, and a stream runs across the beach creating food-rich seams. It’s a productive summer–autumn surf mark for bass...