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Planning a session in Metcombe, Devon? Start with Jacobs Ladder Beach, Chit Rocks and Sidmouth Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
8.3 miles from Metcombe
A gently sloping rock and reef platform on Exmouth’s seafront, exposed from mid-to-low tide and flooding quickly on the push. The ground is kelp- and boulder-strewn with sand patches, making it ideal for light lure and LRF tactics. Best from mid tide up into dusk in calm to moderate seas,...
8.3 miles from Metcombe
A long, shallow, sandy beach running along Exmouth’s seafront and the mouth of the River Exe. Mostly clean ground with shifting gutters and bars; easy access from the promenade, car parks, and amenities. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Winter brings whiting, dabs and dogfish; spring–autumn...
9.2 miles from Metcombe
Long, steep shingle on the Jurassic Coast with mixed clean-to-rough ground and quick depth off the middle sections. Easy access from the National Trust car park at Branscombe Mouth; rockier ground at both ends towards Beer Head and Sidmouth holds wrasse and pollack. Summer brings dense shoals of mackerel, scad...
9.4 miles from Metcombe
Hooken Cliffs is a rugged undercliff and boulder field between Beer Head and Branscombe in East Devon. The mark offers kelp-filled gullies, broken ground and patches of deeper water close in, fishing best in settled to moderate seas from late spring through autumn. It’s primarily a rough-ground, lure-and-bait rock mark...
9.5 miles from Metcombe
A long sandy spit and nature reserve forming the south side of the Exe Estuary mouth. The seaward face is open beach with groynes and shifting sandbars; the inner face borders fast-moving estuary channels. Productive after a blow for surf bass and in calmer periods for flatfish and rays. Best...
9.9 miles from Metcombe
A prominent chalk headland just west of Beer village on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped rock ledges give quick access to deep, kelpy water with a strong tidal run. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn/dusk through summer for pelagics and into dark for predators. Ground is very...
