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Planning a session in Heanton Punchardon, Devon? Start with Crow Point, Saunton Sands and Northam Burrows. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
7.1 miles from Heanton Punchardon
A compact, rocky cove between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and a small pocket beach. Access is via the village of Lee with a short walk from the car park; some scrambling is needed to reach the outer rocks. Best results come on a flooding tide into mid-to-high...
7.2 miles from Heanton Punchardon
Morte Point is a rugged rocky headland near Mortehoe with steep slate ledges, deep gullies and a powerful tide race around the Morte Stone. It offers deep water within casting range and prolific rough-ground habitat for wrasse and pollack, with summer pelagics moving through the rips. It is exposed to...
7.4 miles from Heanton Punchardon
Bull Point is a steep, rugged headland near Mortehoe with rock ledges and kelp-filled gullies dropping into deep, fast-moving Bristol Channel water. It fishes best on a flooding tide and at dusk or after dark, with summer bringing mackerel, garfish and scad, and year-round potential for pollack, wrasse and pouting....
7.7 miles from Heanton Punchardon
Wildersmouth Beach is a small mixed sand-and-pebble cove in Ilfracombe, North Devon, flanked by reefy ground from Capstone and the Landmark side. It offers short-range rough-ground fishing with kelp gullies and patches of clean sand. Best results are on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel,...
7.7 miles from Heanton Punchardon
A small, sheltered cove on the east side of Ilfracombe Harbour with mixed ground: clean sand in the centre and kelpy, boulder-strewn ledges around the sides. The rocks give excellent LRF opportunities for blennies, gobies and wrasse, while summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish into the cove on the flood....
7.8 miles from Heanton Punchardon
Rock ledges around Capstone Hill on the seaward side of Ilfracombe, giving quick access to deep, kelpy water and a strong tidal run near the harbour mouth. Productive on flooding and ebbing tides, especially at dusk and after dark. Summer and early autumn bring mackerel, garfish and scad to lures...
