Greendale, Higher

Fishing Marks near Greendale, Higher

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Planning a session in Greendale, Higher, Devon? Start with Ladram Bay, Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

17 Marks Found

Straight Point

(6.5/10)

6.2 miles from Greendale, Higher

A prominent red-sandstone headland between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton with kelp-covered rock ledges and fast tide runs. Deep water is close in, offering productive summer lure and float fishing for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish, with conger, pouting and huss after dark. Access is limited and potentially hazardous: it lies...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Maer Rocks

(6.7/10)

6.3 miles from Greendale, Higher

A gently sloping rock and reef platform on Exmouth’s seafront, exposed from mid-to-low tide and flooding quickly on the push. The ground is kelp- and boulder-strewn with sand patches, making it ideal for light lure and LRF tactics. Best from mid tide up into dusk in calm to moderate seas,...

Bass Pollack Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel) Ballan Wrasse

Sandy Bay

(7.2/10)

6.4 miles from Greendale, Higher

Sheltered sandy cove east of Exmouth between Orcombe Point and Straight Point, with clean sand in the bay and rocky fringes at either end. Suits surf fishing for bass and summer shoals, with wrasse and pollack from the rockier ends. Best on a flooding tide, especially dawn/dusk or after a...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Flounder

Chit Rocks

(6.6/10)

6.5 miles from Greendale, Higher

A tidal rock platform at the eastern end of Sidmouth seafront, bordering mixed rough ground and patches of clean sand. Best on a flooding tide into dusk through summer and early autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and scad; winter brings whiting and dogfish. Expect kelp, snags and swell; use rotten‑bottoms...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Orcombe Point

(7.1/10)

6.5 miles from Greendale, Higher

Rocky headland at the eastern end of Exmouth beach (by the Geoneedle). Mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and sand patches gives varied fishing, especially through late spring to autumn. Productive for lure and float fishing on flooding and high tides, with night sessions picking out scavengers. Access via the...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Flounder

Sidmouth Beach

(6.5/10)

6.8 miles from Greendale, Higher

Steep shingle beach backed by a promenade on the Jurassic Coast. The western end (by Jacob’s Ladder/Chit Rocks) has rough, kelpy ground and shallow rock ledges; the central and eastern stretches are cleaner mixed ground with the River Sid entering at the far east. Summer sees mackerel, garfish and bass...

Bass Pollack Whiting Dover Sole Lesser Spotted Dogfish