Rocombe Bottom

Fishing Marks near Rocombe Bottom

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Discover sea fishing in Rocombe Bottom, Devon with fast access to Haven Cliff, Axe Cliff and Seaton Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Rocombe Bottom, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

22 Marks Found

Thorncombe Beacon

(6.8/10)

7.1 miles from Rocombe Bottom

A rocky headland between Eype and Seatown on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped ledges and kelp-filled gullies over mixed-to-rough ground drop into 5-15 m at range. Summer brings prolific wrasse and pollack, with mackerel, garfish and scad on calm evenings; after a blow, bass and the odd codling move in. Nights...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling

Beer Head

(6.6/10)

7.5 miles from Rocombe Bottom

A prominent chalk headland just west of Beer village on the Jurassic Coast. Stepped rock ledges give quick access to deep, kelpy water with a strong tidal run. It fishes best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn/dusk through summer for pelagics and into dark for predators. Ground is very...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Eype Beach

(6.3/10)

7.8 miles from Rocombe Bottom

A steep shingle/pebble beach backed by high cliffs on the Jurassic Coast between West Bay and Seatown. Mixed ground with sand gullies just off the slope means it fishes year‑round: summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass in the surf; autumn–winter sees whiting, pouting and dogfish after dark. Occasional rays and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Hooken Cliffs

(6.5/10)

7.9 miles from Rocombe Bottom

Hooken Cliffs is a rugged undercliff and boulder field between Beer Head and Branscombe in East Devon. The mark offers kelp-filled gullies, broken ground and patches of deeper water close in, fishing best in settled to moderate seas from late spring through autumn. It’s primarily a rough-ground, lure-and-bait rock mark...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Branscombe Beach

(7.3/10)

8.0 miles from Rocombe Bottom

Long, steep shingle on the Jurassic Coast with mixed clean-to-rough ground and quick depth off the middle sections. Easy access from the National Trust car park at Branscombe Mouth; rockier ground at both ends towards Beer Head and Sidmouth holds wrasse and pollack. Summer brings dense shoals of mackerel, scad...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

West Bay West Beach

(6.7/10)

8.6 miles from Rocombe Bottom

Shingle/pebble beach immediately west of West Bay harbour with mostly clean to mixed ground and sandy gullies. Easy access from the promenade and nearby car parks. In summer the surf line and mid-water produce mackerel, garfish and scad; bass show in lively surf and on a flooding tide. After dark,...

Bass Pouting Whiting Plaice Flounder