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Planning a session in Horsacott, Devon? Start with Crow Point, Northam Burrows and Westward Ho!. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
7.4 miles from Horsacott
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...
7.4 miles from Horsacott
Long, exposed sandy beach at the southern end of Woolacombe Bay with clean sand, surf gutters and rocky fringes toward Baggy Point. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark when the surf eases. Target small-eyed rays and dogfish at range over clean ground; bass work the...
8.1 miles from Horsacott
A long, exposed Atlantic surf beach backed by dunes, best fished around the tidal gutters and rips that form between shifting sandbars. Productive at dusk, dawn, and after dark once bathers/surfers clear. Summer brings bass, small-eyed rays and dogfish; winter sees whiting and dabs on calmer days. Use the flood...
8.5 miles from Horsacott
A prominent rocky headland between Croyde and Putsborough with deep kelp-lined gullies and ledges dropping quickly into tide-washed water. Best in settled seas with a light to moderate swell; water clarity matters. Productive through late spring to autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel, garfish and scad; after dark can produce pouting,...
8.9 miles from Horsacott
A small shell-and-sand cove just north of Woolacombe with rocky ledges on both flanks and clean sand in the middle. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings baitfish and predators tight to the points, while the rock edges hold wrasse. Space is limited at high water and Atlantic...
9.3 miles from Horsacott
A small, secluded rocky cove between Mortehoe and Morte Point on the North Devon coast. Grunta Beach offers rough-ground fishing from rock ledges and boulder platforms with kelp-filled gullies and occasional sand patches within casting range. Best in calm to moderate swell, it produces reliable summer wrasse and pollack on...
