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Sea fishing in Hope Cove, Devon puts you close to top marks like Hope Cove, Bolt Tail and South Milton Sands. 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.
9.5 miles from Hope Cove
A long, exposed shingle beach stretching between Start Point and the Dartmouth side of the bay (Slapton Sands/Torcross). Clean sand/shingle over a quick-shelving foreshore gives fast access to depth. Bass show after onshore blows; summer brings mackerel, scad and gurnards; nights produce dogfish, rays and the odd smoothhound; winter sees...
9.7 miles from Hope Cove
A long exposed shingle beach in Start Bay backed by Slapton Ley. Mixed clean sand and shingle with deeper water close in on some tides; fishes year‑round. Best results typically come at night and on a flooding tide, with summer pelagics and mullet around the Torcross outflow and winter whiting...
9.7 miles from Hope Cove
An exposed rocky headland beneath Start Point Lighthouse on the South Devon coast. Deep water is close in with strong tidal run along the headland, making it a classic lure and bottom-fishing mark. Best in calmer seas with a light to moderate swell and a flooding tide, especially at dawn...
