Pool, North

2.8 miles from Pool, North

Beesands is a long shingle beach in Start Bay between Hallsands and Torcross. It shelves quickly into relatively deep water with mixed sand and shingle, plus rougher patches toward both ends. Access is easy via Beesands Green with parking close to the beach, though walking the loose shingle can be...

3.0 miles from Pool, North

Gara Rock is a rugged headland east of Salcombe with steep, rocky ledges and kelp-filled gullies dropping into clean, tide-swept water. It’s a classic rough-ground lure and float-fishing venue from late spring to autumn. Expect wrasse and pollack in the daylight around the kelp, with mackerel, garfish and scad on...

3.0 miles from Pool, North

Steep shingle beach below the old Hallsands ruins on the east side of Start Point. Rough, kelpy ground with rock fingers and occasional clean patches; deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark in calm to moderate seas. Very snaggy—use strong gear, short casts...

3.0 miles from Pool, North

A remote, mixed-ground cove of sand tongues between kelp-covered rock fingers. Lannacombe fishes best in settled to moderate seas with some movement and clear to lightly coloured water. Summer brings excellent wrasse and lure fishing for pollack, with mackerel and garfish passing tight to the rocks; after dark expect pouting,...

3.1 miles from Pool, North

Torcross is the southern end of Slapton Sands in Start Bay: a steep shingle beach with deep water close in. It fishes well year-round, with summer shoals of mackerel and scad, surf bass after onshore blows, and rays, dogfish and smoothhounds at night in settled weather. Winter brings whiting with...

3.3 miles from Pool, North

A small, sheltered sandy cove at the mouth of the Salcombe–Kingsbridge estuary with easy access and parking beside the beach. Rocky ledges and kelp fringe the sides (toward Fort Charles), while clean sand and tidal run dominate the center. Best on a flooding tide into dusk, with summer bringing baitfish...