Fishing in Brandis Corner

12.8 miles from Brandis Corner

Bucks Mills is a small, rugged rocky cove on the North Devon coast with boulder/cobble ground and low-tide rock platforms intersected by kelpy gullies and small sand patches. It fishes best on the flooding tide into dusk and the first of the ebb, when fish move tight to the ledges...

12.8 miles from Brandis Corner

Secluded shingle and boulder beach backed by red cliffs between Westward Ho! and Clovelly. Access is via a long, steep woodland track from the A39/Horns Cross, then along the coast path, so pack light. Mixed to rough ground with kelp, gullies and low-tide rock shelves, with sandy patches in the...

13.0 miles from Brandis Corner

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...

13.1 miles from Brandis Corner

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,...

13.2 miles from Brandis Corner

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...

13.3 miles from Brandis Corner

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...