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Discover sea fishing in Ogwell, West, Devon with fast access to Maidencombe Beach, Watcombe Beach and Livermead Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Ogwell, West, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
7.3 miles from Ogwell, West
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...
7.4 miles from Ogwell, West
A steep red-sandstone headland at Shaldon with deep water close in, kelp-lined gullies and rough ground. It fishes well on the flood through high water in calm to moderate seas, with summer sport on lures and floats and decent night fishing for minis and pout/scad. Avoid easterly swells and big...
7.6 miles from Ogwell, West
A small, steep-sided Torquay cove with fishing from rock ledges and boulder platforms over kelp-covered rough-to-mixed ground with pockets of clean sand. The water deepens fairly quickly, suiting float-fishing, light lures and short-range bottom tactics. Best on a flooding tide in settled, clear conditions with light westerly winds; exposed and...
7.7 miles from Ogwell, West
A small, sheltered, south-facing cove immediately south of Paignton Harbour under Roundham Head. Clean sand with rocky margins and kelp beds at either end provides mixed-ground fishing. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings surface-feeding shoals and wrasse from the rocks, while winter nights can produce whiting and...
7.7 miles from Ogwell, West
A long, shingle-over-sand open beach running north from the River Teign. Mostly clean ground with groynes and occasional gutters, suited to bait fishing and summer spinning. Best results on a flooding tide, especially the last few hours into high water; dawn and dusk are prime. Summer brings mackerel, scad and...
7.8 miles from Ogwell, West
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...
