Plymouth

6.9 miles from Plymouth

Rocky headland at the entrance to the Hamoaze, west side of Plymouth Hoe, with immediate deep water and a powerful tidal run. Productive year-round: summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish in the tide lines; dusk and night produce pouting, poor cod and conger; pollack and bass work the rips on...

7.3 miles from Plymouth

A secluded, south-facing cove of sand with rocky ledges at both ends, Westcombe Beach offers classic mixed-ground fishing. The surf line and sand gullies hold bass, while the boulder fringes and kelp beds produce wrasse and pollack. Best results are typically 2–3 hours either side of high water, with summer...

8.6 miles from Plymouth

Small south-facing sandy bay just west of Burgh Island with mixed clean sand and kelpy rocks on both flanks. Suits surf and light-rock fishing: bass patrol the gutters in a swell; the ledges produce wrasse, pollack and summer mackerel/garfish. Winter brings dogfish, pouting and rockling, with dabs and the odd...

8.9 miles from Plymouth

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,...

9.0 miles from Plymouth

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...

9.1 miles from Plymouth

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...