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Quick links: Wonwell Beach · Paignton Sands · Goodrington Sands · Preston Sands · Ayrmer Cove · Roundham Head

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Wonwell Beach

(6.7/10)

10.1 miles from Harbourneford

Wonwell Beach sits on the eastern side of the River Erme mouth, a tidal sandy beach with clean ground, shifting channels and some rocky margins near the entrance to Bigbury Bay. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk or at first light, with bass and flounder working the...

Bass Plaice Flounder Dover Sole Small-eyed Ray

Paignton Sands

(6.8/10)

11.0 miles from Harbourneford

A long, gently shelving sandy beach in Torbay running between Paignton Harbour and Preston Sands, with Paignton Pier mid-beach. Clean sand with gullies and occasional patches of broken ground near the harbour end. Productive on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark: summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish around...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dover Sole

Goodrington Sands

(6.9/10)

11.0 miles from Harbourneford

A broad, sheltered sandy bay in Torbay with clean sand and easy access, flanked by rocky points at Roundham Head (north) and toward Oyster/Saltern Cove (south). The sandy middle fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark for dogfish, whiting and flatfish, while the rocky ends produce...

Bass Pollack Whiting Thornback Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Preston Sands

(6.8/10)

11.1 miles from Harbourneford

A wide, gently shelving sandy beach on the north side of Paignton with easy promenade access and parking along Marine Drive. Preston Sands fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk, with clean sand across the middle and low rocky ground at both ends (toward Hollicombe Head and toward Paignton)...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Ayrmer Cove

(6.8/10)

11.2 miles from Harbourneford

Secluded National Trust cove near Ringmore with mixed rough ground, kelp-filled gullies and adjacent sand patches. Best suited to lure and float fishing from the rock ledges and light ledgering onto the sand. Summer and early autumn are prime for wrasse, pollack and mackerel; bass show in surf and tide...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel

Roundham Head

(7.5/10)

11.2 miles from Harbourneford

Rocky headland between Paignton Harbour and Goodrington Sands in Torbay. Ledges and platforms give access to mixed rough/kelp ground with relatively quick depth, fishing best on a flooding tide and around dusk. Summer brings shoals tight to the headland; nights produce mini-species and conger. Float or light lure tactics excel...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)