Boreston

Fishing Marks near Boreston

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Boreston, Devon puts you close to top marks like Blackpool Sands, Strete Gate and Slapton Sands. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.

35 Marks Found

Hallsands

(6.9/10)

9.6 miles from Boreston

Steep shingle beach below the old Hallsands ruins on the east side of Start Point. Rough, kelpy ground with rock fingers and occasional clean patches; deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark in calm to moderate seas. Very snaggy—use strong gear, short casts...

Bass Pollack Pouting Thornback Ray Small-eyed Ray

Hollicombe Beach

(6.8/10)

9.7 miles from Boreston

A small red-sand cove in Torbay between Preston Sands and Livermead, with clean sand in the middle and kelpy, boulder-strewn rocks at both ends. It fishes well for LRF and wrasse around the rough ground and for pelagics and small species along the beach in summer. Nights and winter bring...

Bass Pollack Pouting Plaice Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Burgh Island

(6.9/10)

9.7 miles from Boreston

Tidal rocky island off Bigbury-on-Sea with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and broken ground dropping onto sand. Strong tide run around headlands and a surfy causeway race make it a productive summer mark for wrasse, pollack, bass and mackerel; nights can produce pouting and conger from deeper holes. Access is via the...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Freshwater Quarry

(6.8/10)

9.8 miles from Boreston

Steep limestone ledges from an old coastal quarry on the east side of Brixham (between Shoalstone and Berry Head). Deep water is close in with kelp-filled gullies, rock walls and scours meeting cleaner ground further out. Productive on a flooding tide and around dusk into night. Summer brings mackerel, scad...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Salcombe North Sands

(7.5/10)

9.9 miles from Boreston

A small, sheltered sandy cove at the mouth of the Salcombe–Kingsbridge estuary with easy access and parking beside the beach. Rocky ledges and kelp fringe the sides (toward Fort Charles), while clean sand and tidal run dominate the center. Best on a flooding tide into dusk, with summer bringing baitfish...

Bass Pollack Flounder Dover Sole Lesser Spotted Dogfish