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Discover sea fishing in Lympstone, Devon with fast access to Exmouth Beach, Maer Rocks and Dawlish Warren. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Lympstone, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
8.3 miles from Lympstone
Sheltered shingle cove beneath The Ness headland at Shaldon (often called Ness Cove). Mixed sand, shingle and rocky margins give options for float, spinning and light bottom fishing. Best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn/dusk in summer for pelagics; after dark in winter for bottom species. Access is via...
8.4 miles from Lympstone
A tidal rock platform at the eastern end of Sidmouth seafront, bordering mixed rough ground and patches of clean sand. Best on a flooding tide into dusk through summer and early autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and scad; winter brings whiting and dogfish. Expect kelp, snags and swell; use rotten‑bottoms...
8.7 miles from Lympstone
Steep shingle beach backed by a promenade on the Jurassic Coast. The western end (by Jacob’s Ladder/Chit Rocks) has rough, kelpy ground and shallow rock ledges; the central and eastern stretches are cleaner mixed ground with the River Sid entering at the far east. Summer sees mackerel, garfish and bass...
10.0 miles from Lympstone
A remote shingle cove on the Jurassic Coast below Salcombe Regis (east of Sidmouth). Mixed rough ground with boulders and kelp at both ends produces wrasse and pollack in summer; the open shingle sees mackerel and garfish in calm, clear weather, with pouting, rocklings and the odd whiting after dark....
