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Discover sea fishing in East Charleton, Devon with fast access to Salcombe North Sands, Gara Rock and Beesands. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from East Charleton, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
4.8 miles from East Charleton
Strete Gate is the northern end of Slapton Sands: a long, steeply shelving shingle beach with quick access to depth and clear water in calm weather. It fishes year-round, with summer action for mackerel, garfish and scad at dusk, bass in surf after a blow, and rays and smoothhounds on...
4.8 miles from East Charleton
A secluded east-facing sand-and-shingle cove beneath Start Point with kelp-fringed rocks at both ends and clean sand tongues in the middle. The mixed ground gives reliable wrasse and pollack from the rocky flanks, with mackerel, scad and garfish passing in summer; bass show when there’s some surf or colour, and...
5.1 miles from East Charleton
Small, secluded cove between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail with rocky ledges flanking a pocket of sand. Mixed rough ground, kelp gullies and tide run make it a productive summer mark; best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide. Expect snags—use rotten-bottoms—and beware swell and slippery weed on the rocks.
5.3 miles from East Charleton
An exposed rocky headland beneath Start Point Lighthouse on the South Devon coast. Deep water is close in with strong tidal run along the headland, making it a classic lure and bottom-fishing mark. Best in calmer seas with a light to moderate swell and a flooding tide, especially at dawn...
5.4 miles from East Charleton
An exposed sandy bay with rocky points and reefs at either end, looking out to Thurlestone Rock. The beach offers classic surf tables and gutters for bass, while the boulder-strewn margins and kelp beds hold wrasse and pollack. Summer brings clear water, garfish, mackerel and night-time scad; after dark the...
5.8 miles from East Charleton
Compact twin-cove village with easy access to mixed ground, but the best fishing is from the rocky headlands and ledges around Outer Hope and toward Bolt Tail. Kelp-covered gullies and broken ground drop into 4–15 m, giving reliable summer sport with wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish, plus night-time pout/conger. LRF...
