Millbay

Fishing Marks near Millbay

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Millbay, Devon puts you close to top marks like Tinside, Firestone Bay and Elphinstone Pier. 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.

23 Marks Found

Jennycliff

(7.1/10)

1.7 miles from Millbay

Jennycliff is a rocky headland and shingle cove on the eastern side of Plymouth Sound. Beneath the cliffs are kelp-lined gullies and mixed rough-to-clean patches with relatively deep water close in on a making tide. It fishes best from mid-flood through dusk and after dark. Summer brings prolific wrasse and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Bovisand Beach

(6.9/10)

2.6 miles from Millbay

Sheltered sandy bay inside Plymouth Sound with rocky points at either end. Clean sand in the middle with patches of broken ground, making it a versatile mark. Best on a flooding tide into dusk. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, with bass along the surf line; flatfish come...

Bass Pollack Pouting Plaice Dover Sole

Kingsand Beach

(7/10)

3.2 miles from Millbay

Sheltered, east-facing sand/shingle beach in Cawsand Bay with patches of mixed and rocky ground at either end. Suits light spinning, ledgering over clean sand for flatfish, and LRF around the rocks. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish; bass patrol the surf line at dusk and dawn; winter nights see whiting,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Cawsand Beach

(7.1/10)

3.4 miles from Millbay

Sheltered sand-and-shingle beach in Cawsand Bay on the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall. Rocky margins at either end give mixed-ground options; clear, calm water in settled weather. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, with bass at dusk or after dark; winter sees whiting, pouting and the odd flatfish. Best fished...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole

Heybrook Bay

(6.9/10)

3.7 miles from Millbay

Rocky ledges and gullies below the village and the Eddystone Inn, facing south into open Channel. Kelp-covered rough ground with pockets of sand and quickly shelving water on the flood. Best in settled or moderate seas on a flooding tide around dawn or dusk. Lure fishing for bass and pollack...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Mackerel

Penlee Point, Rame

(6.8/10)

3.8 miles from Millbay

Rugged rock ledges on the Rame headland at the mouth of Plymouth Sound, with deep water tight to the shore and a strong tidal run. Summer brings prolific wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish; dark winter sessions produce pout and whiting with a chance of conger. Access is via paths from...

Bass Pollack Pouting Poor Cod Three-bearded Rockling