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Planning a session in East Youlstone, Devon? Start with Welcombe Mouth, Hartland Quay and Blegberry. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
6.9 miles from East Youlstone
Exposed north-coast surf beach in Bude with extensive rocky reefs at either end. Bass are the prime target in the surf; summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad, while the reefs hold wrasse, pollack and pouting. Flatfish show on the sandy troughs in calmer spells, and night sessions can produce dogfish,...
6.9 miles from East Youlstone
Remote boulder-and-pebble beach on the Hartland Heritage Coast beneath Blackchurch Rock. Rough, kelpy ground with gullies and occasional sand patches; fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk through late spring to autumn. Access is via a steep woodland path from the Brownsham National Trust car park (about 20–30 minutes)...
7.0 miles from East Youlstone
An iconic sea arch on the remote Mouthmill boulder beach near Brownsham/Clovelly. This is a rough-ground, kelp-filled rock mark with deep gutters close in on mid-to-high tides and powerful tidal movement. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk with light swell. Expect prolific wrasse and pollack in summer,...
7.0 miles from East Youlstone
Bucks Mills is a small, rugged rocky cove on the North Devon coast with boulder/cobble ground and low-tide rock platforms intersected by kelpy gullies and small sand patches. It fishes best on the flooding tide into dusk and the first of the ebb, when fish move tight to the ledges...
7.1 miles from East Youlstone
A wide sandy surf beach in Bude with easy access, backed by dunes and a large car park. The Bude Canal/river mouth and harbour entrance at the northern end create channels and gutters that draw fish on a flooding tide. Bass in the surf, flatfish over the clean sand, and...
7.2 miles from East Youlstone
Exposed rocky headland between Clovelly and Hartland with deep, kelpy gullies and fast-running water close in. Best suited to lure or float fishing for wrasse and pollack in settled seas, with night sessions producing bull huss, conger and pouting. Access is via the coast path with steep sections; only attempt...
