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Planning a session in Higher Keaton, Devon? Start with Wonwell Beach, Mothercombe Beach and Westcombe Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
6.5 miles from Higher Keaton
Tidal rocky island off Bigbury-on-Sea with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and broken ground dropping onto sand. Strong tide run around headlands and a surfy causeway race make it a productive summer mark for wrasse, pollack, bass and mackerel; nights can produce pouting and conger from deeper holes. Access is via the...
6.6 miles from Higher Keaton
A wide, exposed sandy surf beach at the mouth of the River Avon with a fast-running tidal channel along the estuary side. Bass are the main draw in the surf and channel, with flounder and thick‑lipped mullet inside the estuary, plus summer smoothhounds on crab. Night sessions bring dogfish and...
7.6 miles from Higher Keaton
A wide, clean-sand bay backed by dunes with rocky points at either end and the offshore Thurlestone Rock. Mixed ground gives options: surf and clean patches for bass, flatfish and rays; rougher edges for wrasse and pollack; summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish. Best on a flooding tide into dusk;...
8.2 miles from Higher Keaton
An exposed sandy bay with rocky points and reefs at either end, looking out to Thurlestone Rock. The beach offers classic surf tables and gutters for bass, while the boulder-strewn margins and kelp beds hold wrasse and pollack. Summer brings clear water, garfish, mackerel and night-time scad; after dark the...
8.2 miles from Higher Keaton
Wembury Beach is a south-facing, mixed-ground shoreline of sand patches interlaced with rocky reefs and kelp gullies opposite the Mewstone. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk through summer and early autumn, when pelagics and wrasse work the reef edges. Lure fishing (metals, soft plastics) along the gullies...
9.1 miles from Higher Keaton
Jennycliff is a rocky headland and shingle cove on the eastern side of Plymouth Sound. Beneath the cliffs are kelp-lined gullies and mixed rough-to-clean patches with relatively deep water close in on a making tide. It fishes best from mid-flood through dusk and after dark. Summer brings prolific wrasse and...
