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Planning a session in Clyst St Mary, Devon? Start with Exmouth Beach, Maer Rocks and Dawlish Warren. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
7.9 miles from Clyst St Mary
A long, steep shingle beach at the mouth of the River Otter with deep water close in. Clean-to-mixed ground along the central/western stretches and rougher, rocky patches toward Otter Head to the east. Productive on a flooding tide into dusk/dawn: summer brings mackerel, bass and garfish/scad; winter sees whiting and...
8.2 miles from Clyst St Mary
Ladram Bay is a red-sandstone rocky bay with sea stacks and ledges set between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. The ground is mixed rough and kelpy with pockets of cleaner water toward the bay mouth, making it ideal for wrasse, pollack and LRF species, with mackerel/garfish in summer and scad after...
8.3 miles from Clyst St Mary
A kelp-covered rock ledge on the red sandstone coast between Budleigh Salterton and Ladram Bay, dropping quickly into mixed rough ground with sand patches. Best in calm to moderate summer conditions on a flooding tide, with depth and tide run bringing fish tight to the ledge. Access is via the...
8.4 miles from Clyst St Mary
Otter Head is a red-sandstone headland just east of the River Otter mouth at Budleigh Salterton. It’s a classic rough-ground rock mark with kelp-filled gullies, broken reef and occasional sand patches. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings wrasse and pollack close to...
8.9 miles from Clyst St Mary
A long, sandy town beach backed by the sea wall and railway, offering easy year-round access and mostly clean ground. Best results come at dawn/dusk and into darkness, especially on a flooding tide with light surf for bass. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close to the wall; autumn–winter sees...
8.9 miles from Clyst St Mary
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...
