Heanton Punchardon

Fishing Marks near Heanton Punchardon

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

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.

25 Marks Found

Greencliff

(6.7/10)

7.8 miles from Heanton Punchardon

A rugged North Devon rock mark beneath the Greencliff/Abbotsham cliffs. You fish from low-tide rock platforms and boulder scars into kelp-filled gullies that drop into mixed rough with clean sand patches. It’s a classic summer–autumn venue for wrasse, pollack, bass, mackerel and garfish; after dark it can throw up conger...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Hele Bay

(7.2/10)

7.9 miles from Heanton Punchardon

Compact north-coast bay just east of Ilfracombe with easy parking and short access paths. The best fishing is from the rock platforms on either side of the bay, giving mixed rough ground with kelp, boulders and gullies, and a sandy patch in the centre of the beach. Classic summer rock...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Rillage Point

(6.7/10)

8.4 miles from Heanton Punchardon

Exposed rocky headland east of Ilfracombe/Hele Bay with deep water close in over kelp, ledges and mixed rough ground. Strong tidal run around the point; best on neaps or the last couple of hours of the flood and first of the ebb. Summer–autumn suit lures and float fishing for pelagics...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Samson's Bay

(5.8/10)

8.4 miles from Heanton Punchardon

A secluded, north-facing rocky cove on the coast path east of Ilfracombe, with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and mixed rough ground giving moderate-to-deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide in calm to slight swell: summer brings wrasse, pollack and mackerel; after dark the mark produces pouting, conger and huss....

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss

Newberry Beach

(6.8/10)

8.5 miles from Heanton Punchardon

Newberry Beach sits on the eastern side of Combe Martin Bay, a small shingle-and-sand cove fringed by kelp-covered rock ledges and boulder patches. It’s a mixed-ground mark with clear patches of sand in the centre and snaggy reefs towards Newberry Point, giving options for both beach casting and close-quarters rock...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Widmouth Head

(6.7/10)

8.5 miles from Heanton Punchardon

Widmouth Head is a rugged, north-facing rocky headland between Hele Bay and Watermouth Cove near Ilfracombe. Steep ledges and kelp-filled gullies give quick access to deep water and a strong tidal run; it fishes best on neap to mid tides, around the flood and into dusk, with a gentle swell...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish