Fishing in Redgate, Higher

19.1 miles from Redgate, Higher

Jacob's Ladder Beach in Sidmouth, Devon is a mixed shingle and sand beach backed by striking red sandstone cliffs, with reefy, kelp-lined ground and extensive rockpools at lower tides. Anglers typically fish the western end around the ladder/Connaught Gardens rocks and the adjacent clean-to-mixed ground. Summer brings clear water and...

19.2 miles from Redgate, Higher

A tidal rock platform at the eastern end of Sidmouth seafront, bordering mixed rough ground and patches of clean sand. Best on a flooding tide into dusk through summer and early autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and scad; winter brings whiting and dogfish. Expect kelp, snags and swell; use rotten‑bottoms...

19.2 miles from Redgate, Higher

Steep shingle beach backed by a promenade on the Jurassic Coast. The western end (by Jacob’s Ladder/Chit Rocks) has rough, kelpy ground and shallow rock ledges; the central and eastern stretches are cleaner mixed ground with the River Sid entering at the far east. Summer sees mackerel, garfish and bass...

19.4 miles from Redgate, Higher

A wide, gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach on Blue Anchor Bay (Carhampton parish) with an extreme Bristol Channel tide. Clean-to-mixed ground with gullies favors rays and flatfish; best results come on the flood into dusk/night. Spring–autumn produces small-eyed and thornback rays and summer bass; winter brings whiting with the odd codling....

19.5 miles from Redgate, Higher

Ladram Bay is a red-sandstone rocky bay with sea stacks and ledges set between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth. The ground is mixed rough and kelpy with pockets of cleaner water toward the bay mouth, making it ideal for wrasse, pollack and LRF species, with mackerel/garfish in summer and scad after...

19.5 miles from Redgate, Higher

A broad, shallow Bristol Channel beach of sand, mud and shingle with a huge tidal range. Best results come on the flood, especially the last two hours up to high and into dusk/night. Expect strong tidal pull requiring 5–6 oz grip leads, and target the gullies and sand patches in...