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Discover sea fishing in Dittisham, Devon with fast access to Broadsands, Elberry Cove and Saltern Cove. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Dittisham, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
3.9 miles from Dittisham
A small, sheltered, south-facing cove immediately south of Paignton Harbour under Roundham Head. Clean sand with rocky margins and kelp beds at either end provides mixed-ground fishing. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings surface-feeding shoals and wrasse from the rocks, while winter nights can produce whiting and...
3.9 miles from Dittisham
Steep limestone ledges from an old coastal quarry on the east side of Brixham (between Shoalstone and Berry Head). Deep water is close in with kelp-filled gullies, rock walls and scours meeting cleaner ground further out. Productive on a flooding tide and around dusk into night. Summer brings mackerel, scad...
4.1 miles from Dittisham
Steep, rough-ground rock ledges beneath the National Trust gardens at Coleton Fishacre around Pudcombe Cove and toward Froward Point. Deep water is close in with kelp beds, boulder gullies, and tidal run, making it a classic South Devon rock mark for lures, float-fished baits, and night fishing. Best in settled...
4.1 miles from Dittisham
A long, gently shelving sandy beach in Torbay running between Paignton Harbour and Preston Sands, with Paignton Pier mid-beach. Clean sand with gullies and occasional patches of broken ground near the harbour end. Productive on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark: summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish around...
4.1 miles from Dittisham
A classic deep-water rock mark on the headland by Brownstone Battery, with steep paths and steps down from the National Trust car park. The ledges give immediate depth over kelp-covered, very rough ground with powerful tidal run along the point and towards the Mew Stone. Summer and early autumn bring...
4.2 miles from Dittisham
A long, stone-cored breakwater with a concrete promenade protecting Brixham Harbour on the south side of Tor Bay. It offers deep water close in on the outer face and mixed-to-clean ground towards the end, with the inner side sheltering clearer, calmer water by Breakwater Beach. It is a year-round venue...
