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Discover sea fishing in Hawkchurch, Devon with fast access to Haven Cliff, Axe Cliff and Seaton Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Hawkchurch, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
7.3 miles from Hawkchurch
Seatown Beach is a steeply shelving shingle beach on the Jurassic Coast near Chideock. It offers relatively deep water close in, with mixed ground: clean sand patches along the middle sections and rougher, snaggy ground toward the ends beneath the cliffs. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially into...
8.2 miles from Hawkchurch
A rocky headland between Eype and Seatown on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped ledges and kelp-filled gullies over mixed-to-rough ground drop into 5-15 m at range. Summer brings prolific wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, garfish and scad on calm evenings; after a blow, bass and the odd codling move in. Nights...
8.3 miles from Hawkchurch
A rough, rocky undercliff mark beneath Haven Cliff at the east end of Seaton (Jurassic Coast). Expect kelp beds, boulder fields and shingle pockets with relatively quick depth close in on the flood. Best in settled seas with a light onshore push; dawn/dusk and after dark are prime. Use strong...
8.5 miles from Hawkchurch
Axe Cliff is a rough-ground rock mark beneath the cliffs east of Axmouth/Seaton. It’s a series of kelp-filled gullies, boulder tongues and small ledges with mixed sand patches just off. Water clarity is strongly influenced by the River Axe; fishing is best after a settled spell with a gentle swell,...
8.8 miles from Hawkchurch
A long, steeply shelving shingle beach on Lyme Bay with easy promenade access and parking. Clean-to-mixed ground with sand patches offers flatfish and rays at range, while the western end near the Axe estuary and the surf line produce bass, especially on a flooding tide and in a light surf....
8.8 miles from Hawkchurch
A steep shingle/pebble beach backed by high cliffs on the Jurassic Coast between West Bay and Seatown. Mixed ground with sand gullies just off the slope means it fishes year‑round: summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass in the surf; autumn–winter sees whiting, pouting and dogfish after dark. Occasional rays and...
