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Sea fishing in Lower Blagdon, Devon puts you close to top marks like Paignton Sands, Goodrington Sands and Preston 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.
5.0 miles from Lower Blagdon
A long, stone-cored breakwater with a concrete promenade protecting Brixham Harbour on the south side of Tor Bay. It offers deep water close in on the outer face and mixed-to-clean ground towards the end, with the inner side sheltering clearer, calmer water by Breakwater Beach. It is a year-round venue...
5.1 miles from Lower Blagdon
Thatcher Point is a rugged rock headland near Meadfoot, facing Thatcher Rock, with deep water close in and strong tidal flow along the ledges. It’s a classic lure and rough-ground bait venue: summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish, while pollack and wrasse are reliable around kelp and rough ground; conger...
5.3 miles from Lower Blagdon
Sheltered shingle-and-sand beach in Babbacombe Bay beneath red sandstone cliffs. Clean sand in the middle with rocky ground and kelp at both ends. Access is via a steep path or the Babbacombe Cliff Railway (seasonal). Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad to lures from the beach, while the rocky margins...
5.3 miles from Lower Blagdon
A sheltered shingle-and-sand cove within Babbacombe Bay, bordered by kelp-covered rocks and a small pier. The water is clear and relatively deep close in on the right-hand side, with mixed ground (sand patches between boulders). Best results are on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings prolific...
5.4 miles from Lower Blagdon
A small Victorian pier in sheltered Babbacombe Bay with mixed ground (sand, shingle and broken rock/weed) and reasonably quick access to depth. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn/dusk and after dark in summer and early autumn. Expect summer shoals of mackerel and garfish/scad, wrasse tight to...
5.4 miles from Lower Blagdon
A small, steep-sided limestone cove between Torquay and Babbacombe with rocky ledges and kelp-covered ground flanking a narrow shingle beach. Most anglers fish from the rocks on either side where the water deepens quickly, giving access to wrasse and pollack close in and summer pelagics further out. Best on a...
