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Discover sea fishing in Buckerell, Devon with fast access to Salcombe Mouth, Weston Mouth and Sidmouth Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Buckerell, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
8.1 miles from Buckerell
A remote shingle cove on the Jurassic Coast below Salcombe Regis (east of Sidmouth). Mixed rough ground with boulders and kelp at both ends produces wrasse and pollack in summer; the open shingle sees mackerel and garfish in calm, clear weather, with pouting, rocklings and the odd whiting after dark....
8.2 miles from Buckerell
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,...
8.3 miles from Buckerell
Steep shingle beach backed by a promenade on the Jurassic Coast. The western end (by Jacob’s Ladder/Chit Rocks) has rough, kelpy ground and shallow rock ledges; the central and eastern stretches are cleaner mixed ground with the River Sid entering at the far east. Summer sees mackerel, garfish and bass...
8.5 miles from Buckerell
A tidal rock platform at the eastern end of Sidmouth seafront, bordering mixed rough ground and patches of clean sand. Best on a flooding tide into dusk through summer and early autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and scad; winter brings whiting and dogfish. Expect kelp, snags and swell; use rotten‑bottoms...
8.5 miles from Buckerell
Jacob's Ladder Beach in Sidmouth, Devon is a mixed shingle and sand beach backed by striking red sandstone cliffs, with reefy, kelp-lined ground and extensive rockpools at lower tides. Anglers typically fish the western end around the ladder/Connaught Gardens rocks and the adjacent clean-to-mixed ground. Summer brings clear water and...
9.7 miles from Buckerell
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...
