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Discover sea fishing in Branscombe, Devon with fast access to Branscombe Beach, Hooken Cliffs and Beer Head. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Branscombe, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
1.2 miles from Branscombe
Long, steep shingle on the Jurassic Coast with mixed clean-to-rough ground and quick depth off the middle sections. Easy access from the National Trust car park at Branscombe Mouth; rockier ground at both ends towards Beer Head and Sidmouth holds wrasse and pollack. Summer brings dense shoals of mackerel, scad...
1.4 miles from Branscombe
Hooken Cliffs is a rugged undercliff and boulder field between Beer Head and Branscombe in East Devon. The mark offers kelp-filled gullies, broken ground and patches of deeper water close in, fishing best in settled to moderate seas from late spring through autumn. It’s primarily a rough-ground, lure-and-bait rock mark...
1.9 miles from Branscombe
A prominent chalk headland just west of Beer village on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped rock ledges give quick access to deep, kelpy water with a strong tidal run. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn/dusk through summer for pelagics and into dark for predators. Ground is very...
2.1 miles from Branscombe
A remote shingle/pebble beach beneath high cliffs on the Jurassic Coast between Sidmouth and Branscombe. The central stretch offers cleaner shingle with sand patches, while both ends run into rougher, snaggy ground and boulders. Best results typically come on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer sees mackerel,...
2.1 miles from Branscombe
Steep shingle cove beneath high cliffs on the Jurassic Coast. The centre of the beach is mostly clean, shelving quickly into useful depth, while both ends taper into rough ground and kelp-fringed rock ledges. Very good in clear, calm summer weather for pelagics; evenings and into darkness can be excellent....
2.5 miles from Branscombe
Seaton Hole is the rocky, shingle-backed western end of Seaton beach beneath high cliffs, facing Lyme Bay. It offers mixed-to-rough ground with kelp beds, boulders, and gullies close in, dropping into deeper water on a flooding tide. It’s a classic light–to–medium tackle venue: float fishing and LRF around the rocks...
