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Discover sea fishing in Philham, Devon with fast access to Hartland Quay, Blegberry and Windbury Head. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Philham, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
3.6 miles from Philham
An iconic sea arch on the remote Mouthmill boulder beach near Brownsham/Clovelly. This is a rough-ground, kelp-filled rock mark with deep gutters close in on mid-to-high tides and powerful tidal movement. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk with light swell. Expect prolific wrasse and pollack in summer,...
3.9 miles from Philham
Remote, boulder-and-reef cove on the North Devon/Cornwall border. Steep walk to jagged rock platforms with kelp-filled gullies and small sand patches; very exposed to Atlantic swell. Best around dusk or after dark on a flooding tide in moderate seas; excellent rough-ground and summer lure venue but slippery and committing at...
4.3 miles from Philham
Remote, rugged cove on the Cornwall–Devon border where the Marsland stream meets the sea. The mark is mainly rough ground with boulder/pebble foreshore and kelp-fringed rock ledges either side of the mouth. Good tidal flow, clear Atlantic water, and plenty of kelp gullies suit lure and float fishing for wrasse,...
5.9 miles from Philham
Towering Atlantic-facing rock ledges in the Morwenstow parish north of Bude. Deep, kelp-fringed water close in with strong tidal run; very snaggy ground. Access is steep and exposed with long descents and occasional rope aids—only for fit, experienced rock anglers in settled conditions. Fish the flood into dusk and first...
6.1 miles from Philham
Bucks Mills is a small, rugged rocky cove on the North Devon coast with boulder/cobble ground and low-tide rock platforms intersected by kelpy gullies and small sand patches. It fishes best on the flooding tide into dusk and the first of the ebb, when fish move tight to the ledges...
6.2 miles from Philham
An exposed rocky headland near Morwenstow with very deep water tight to the base and strong tidal run. Best in settled weather on a flooding tide; summer and early autumn bring prolific lure and float fishing for pelagics, while dusk and night produce bottom species from the rough, kelpy ground....
