Pool, North

6.4 miles from Pool, North

A steeply shelving shingle cove in Start Bay with quick access to depth and rocky headlands at both ends. In calm, clear conditions it fishes well with floats and light lures for wrasse, pollack, garfish and mackerel; after a blow, coloured water can draw bass tight to the surf line....

6.5 miles from Pool, North

A wide, clean-sand bay backed by dunes with rocky points at either end and the offshore Thurlestone Rock. Mixed ground gives options: surf and clean patches for bass, flatfish and rays; rougher edges for wrasse and pollack; summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish. Best on a flooding tide into dusk;...

6.7 miles from Pool, North

Exposed rocky headland on the South West Coast Path near Hope Cove with deep, clear water tight to the rocks, heavy kelp beds and strong tidal flow around the point. Best in calm to moderate seas with northerly or easterly winds; avoid big SW swell and spring tides. Summer and...

7.0 miles from Pool, North

Secluded National Trust cove near Ringmore with mixed rough ground, kelp-filled gullies and adjacent sand patches. Best suited to lure and float fishing from the rock ledges and light ledgering onto the sand. Summer and early autumn are prime for wrasse, pollack and mackerel; bass show in surf and tide...

7.3 miles from Pool, North

A wide, exposed sandy surf beach at the mouth of the River Avon with a fast-running tidal channel along the estuary side. Bass are the main draw in the surf and channel, with flounder and thick‑lipped mullet inside the estuary, plus summer smoothhounds on crab. Night sessions bring dogfish and...

7.9 miles from Pool, North

Expansive surf beach facing Bigbury Bay with the tidal causeway to Burgh Island on the right-hand side and the Avon estuary mouth across at Bantham. Bottom is mostly clean sand with gutters and bars, plus patches of broken ground and kelp around the island. Fishes best on a flooding tide,...