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Sea fishing in Higher Velly, Devon puts you close to top marks like Brownsham, Mouthmill Beach and Blackchurch Rock. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
1.4 miles from Higher Velly
Brownsham refers to the rugged rock marks around Mouthmill/Blackchurch Rock on the Hartland coast. From the National Trust car park at Brownsham, a steep woodland path (20–30 minutes) leads to a boulder and reef shoreline with kelp-filled gullies and broken ground. The area offers productive summer–autumn lure and bait fishing...
1.4 miles from Higher Velly
Remote boulder-and-pebble beach on the Hartland Heritage Coast beneath Blackchurch Rock. Rough, kelpy ground with gullies and occasional sand patches; fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk through late spring to autumn. Access is via a steep woodland path from the Brownsham National Trust car park (about 20–30 minutes)...
1.5 miles from Higher Velly
An iconic sea arch on the remote Mouthmill boulder beach near Brownsham/Clovelly. This is a rough-ground, kelp-filled rock mark with deep gutters close in on mid-to-high tides and powerful tidal movement. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk with light swell. Expect prolific wrasse and pollack in summer,...
2.1 miles from Higher Velly
Exposed rocky headland between Clovelly and Hartland with deep, kelpy gullies and fast-running water close in. Best suited to lure or float fishing for wrasse and pollack in settled seas, with night sessions producing bull huss, conger and pouting. Access is via the coast path with steep sections; only attempt...
3.8 miles from Higher Velly
Bucks Mills is a small, rugged rocky cove on the North Devon coast with boulder/cobble ground and low-tide rock platforms intersected by kelpy gullies and small sand patches. It fishes best on the flooding tide into dusk and the first of the ebb, when fish move tight to the ledges...
4.3 miles from Higher Velly
Exposed Atlantic rock ledges on the Hartland Peninsula with fast-running tides and deep, kelp-lined gullies. Access is via the South West Coast Path with a steep, rough descent to the ledges. Best in settled seas with a light to moderate swell; dusk and dawn are prime. Flood and first of...
