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Quick links: Salcombe Mouth · Weston Mouth · Sidmouth Beach · Chit Rocks · Jacobs Ladder Beach · Seaton Hole

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28 Marks Found

Salcombe Mouth

(6/10)

16.3 miles from Culmstock

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....

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Weston Mouth

(6/10)

16.3 miles from Culmstock

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,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Dab

Sidmouth Beach

(6.5/10)

16.4 miles from Culmstock

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...

Bass Pollack Whiting Dover Sole Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Chit Rocks

(6.6/10)

16.6 miles from Culmstock

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Jacobs Ladder Beach

(6.9/10)

16.6 miles from Culmstock

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Seaton Hole

(6.6/10)

17.0 miles from Culmstock

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Dover Sole