Georgeham

Fishing Marks near Georgeham

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Georgeham, Devon puts you close to top marks like Putsborough Sands, Croyde Bay and Woolacombe Beach. 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.

25 Marks Found

Putsborough Sands

(6.6/10)

1.2 miles from Georgeham

Long, exposed sandy beach at the southern end of Woolacombe Bay with clean sand, surf gutters and rocky fringes toward Baggy Point. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark when the surf eases. Target small-eyed rays and dogfish at range over clean ground; bass work the...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dab Turbot

Croyde Bay

(6.9/10)

1.8 miles from Georgeham

A west-facing surf beach between Baggy Point and Downend with shifting sandbars and gutters. Best after a blow as the swell eases, on a flooding tide into dusk or dawn. Target close-in gutters for bass; long casts to the outer bar produce rays and winter whiting. Summer brings weever fish...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Spotted Ray

Woolacombe Beach

(7.1/10)

1.9 miles from Georgeham

A long, exposed Atlantic surf beach backed by dunes, best fished around the tidal gutters and rips that form between shifting sandbars. Productive at dusk, dawn, and after dark once bathers/surfers clear. Summer brings bass, small-eyed rays and dogfish; winter sees whiting and dabs on calmer days. Use the flood...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Turbot

Downend Point

(7/10)

2.1 miles from Georgeham

Downend Point is the rocky headland at the southern end of Croyde Bay, facing the Atlantic. It’s a classic North Devon rock mark with broken ground, kelp-filled gullies and ledges dropping into mixed sand and rock. Expect good summer sport on wrasse and pollack, with mackerel and garfish passing close...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Saunton Sands

(6.5/10)

2.7 miles from Georgeham

A long, exposed Atlantic-facing sandy beach backed by dunes, with shifting sandbars and gutters that fish well on a flooding tide at dawn or dusk. Prime surf venue for bass and small‑eyed ray; winter brings whiting and dogfish, with flatfish over cleaner stretches. Large pay-and-display car park and boardwalks at...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dab Thornback Ray

Baggy Point

(6.9/10)

2.8 miles from Georgeham

A prominent rocky headland between Croyde and Putsborough with deep kelp-lined gullies and ledges dropping quickly into tide-washed water. Best in settled seas with a light to moderate swell; water clarity matters. Productive through late spring to autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel, garfish and scad; after dark can produce pouting,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss