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Discover sea fishing in Down Thomas, Devon with fast access to Bovisand Beach, Heybrook Bay and Wembury Point. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Down Thomas, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
9.7 miles from Down Thomas
Small south-facing sandy bay just west of Burgh Island with mixed clean sand and kelpy rocks on both flanks. Suits surf and light-rock fishing: bass patrol the gutters in a swell; the ledges produce wrasse, pollack and summer mackerel/garfish. Winter brings dogfish, pouting and rockling, with dabs and the odd...
9.8 miles from Down Thomas
Tidal rocky island off Bigbury-on-Sea with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and broken ground dropping onto sand. Strong tide run around headlands and a surfy causeway race make it a productive summer mark for wrasse, pollack, bass and mackerel; nights can produce pouting and conger from deeper holes. Access is via the...
9.9 miles from Down Thomas
Expansive surf beach facing Bigbury Bay with the tidal causeway to Burgh Island on the right-hand side and the Avon estuary mouth across at Bantham. Bottom is mostly clean sand with gutters and bars, plus patches of broken ground and kelp around the island. Fishes best on a flooding tide,...