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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.
8.2 miles from Higher Velly
Towering Atlantic-facing rock ledges in the Morwenstow parish north of Bude. Deep, kelp-fringed water close in with strong tidal run; very snaggy ground. Access is steep and exposed with long descents and occasional rope aids—only for fit, experienced rock anglers in settled conditions. Fish the flood into dusk and first...
8.5 miles from Higher Velly
An exposed rocky headland near Morwenstow with very deep water tight to the base and strong tidal run. Best in settled weather on a flooding tide; summer and early autumn bring prolific lure and float fishing for pelagics, while dusk and night produce bottom species from the rough, kelpy ground....
8.5 miles from Higher Velly
An exposed rocky headland on Cornwall’s north coast with deep, clear water and strong tidal flow. Productive in settled conditions for lure and float fishing from high, narrow ledges; a long, steep approach via the coast path. Best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide in late spring to autumn for...
8.9 miles from Higher Velly
Remote, rugged cove on the north Cornwall coast between Sandymouth and Duckpool near Morwenstow. Access is via the South West Coast Path and a steep, sometimes slippery descent to a boulder-and-sand pocket beach flanked by kelp-grown rock ledges. The ground is mixed rough with gullies, ledges and patches of sand...
9.5 miles from Higher Velly
Wide west-facing surf beach backed by the Northam Burrows pebble ridge on Bideford Bay. Shallow, shifting sandbars create gutters that hold fish on the flood and first of the ebb. Best results at dusk or after dark on a rising tide; target the first and second gutters and any rip...
9.7 miles from Higher Velly
Duckpool is a rugged National Trust cove north of Bude with steep cliffs, a boulder/pebble beach and prominent rocky headlands. The ground is mixed and snaggy with kelp-filled gullies and ledges that drop into deeper water on the flood, making it a classic rough-ground rock mark. Summer brings wrasse and...
