Fishing in Dean

3.1 miles from Dean

A long, exposed Atlantic surf beach backed by dunes, best fished around the tidal gutters and rips that form between shifting sandbars. Productive at dusk, dawn, and after dark once bathers/surfers clear. Summer brings bass, small-eyed rays and dogfish; winter sees whiting and dabs on calmer days. Use the flood...

3.1 miles from Dean

A compact, rocky cove between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and a small pocket beach. Access is via the village of Lee with a short walk from the car park; some scrambling is needed to reach the outer rocks. Best results come on a flooding tide into mid-to-high...

3.3 miles from Dean

A small shell-and-sand cove just north of Woolacombe with rocky ledges on both flanks and clean sand in the middle. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings baitfish and predators tight to the points, while the rock edges hold wrasse. Space is limited at high water and Atlantic...

3.4 miles from Dean

Wildersmouth Beach is a small mixed sand-and-pebble cove in Ilfracombe, North Devon, flanked by reefy ground from Capstone and the Landmark side. It offers short-range rough-ground fishing with kelp gullies and patches of clean sand. Best results are on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel,...

3.5 miles from Dean

A small, secluded rocky cove between Mortehoe and Morte Point on the North Devon coast. Grunta Beach offers rough-ground fishing from rock ledges and boulder platforms with kelp-filled gullies and occasional sand patches within casting range. Best in calm to moderate swell, it produces reliable summer wrasse and pollack on...

3.5 miles from Dean

Long, exposed sandy beach at the southern end of Woolacombe Bay with clean sand, surf gutters and rocky fringes toward Baggy Point. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark when the surf eases. Target small-eyed rays and dogfish at range over clean ground; bass work the...