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Sea fishing in Embridge, Devon puts you close to top marks like Blackpool Sands, Strete Gate and Sugary Cove. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
5.7 miles from Embridge
A long, exposed shingle beach stretching between Start Point and the Dartmouth side of the bay (Slapton Sands/Torcross). Clean sand/shingle over a quick-shelving foreshore gives fast access to depth. Bass show after onshore blows; summer brings mackerel, scad and gurnards; nights produce dogfish, rays and the odd smoothhound; winter sees...
6.0 miles from Embridge
A sheltered pebble beach in Torbay, flanked by rocky points and clear water. Mixed ground with clean sand patches, kelp and boulders offers float, lure and light ledger options. Best late spring to early autumn for mackerel, gar and wrasse; after dark brings dogfish, pouting and the odd conger. Thick-lipped...
6.1 miles from Embridge
A broad, gently shelving, south-facing sandy bay between Paignton and Brixham with clean sand in the middle and rocky ledges/rough ground at both ends (toward Elberry Cove). Summer into early autumn is prime for surface-feeding species, with wrasse and pollack from the rocks. The shallow gradient means longer casts help...
6.4 miles from Embridge
A steep shingle/sand cove just south of Brixham, backed by high cliffs. The centre offers clean to lightly mixed ground, while both ends are rocky and kelpy (towards Sharkham Point and the Berry Head side), giving a good mix of surf and rough-ground fishing. Summer brings prolific mackerel, scad and...
6.5 miles from Embridge
Steep shingle beach below the old Hallsands ruins on the east side of Start Point. Rough, kelpy ground with rock fingers and occasional clean patches; deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark in calm to moderate seas. Very snaggy—use strong gear, short casts...
6.5 miles from Embridge
Sharkham Point is a rugged, kelpy headland of broken rock ledges on the south side of Brixham with relatively deep water close in. It fishes best on a flooding tide at dawn/dusk and into darkness, producing summer lure sport for pelagics and consistent bottom fishing around the kelp and rough...
