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Planning a session in Saunton Sands, Devon? Start with Saunton Sands, Downend Point and Croyde Bay. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
8.7 miles from Saunton Sands
Rock ledges around Capstone Hill on the seaward side of Ilfracombe, giving quick access to deep, kelpy water and a strong tidal run near the harbour mouth. Productive on flooding and ebbing tides, especially at dusk and after dark. Summer and early autumn bring mackerel, garfish and scad to lures...
8.9 miles from Saunton Sands
A small, sheltered cove on the east side of Ilfracombe Harbour with mixed ground: clean sand in the centre and kelpy, boulder-strewn ledges around the sides. The rocks give excellent LRF opportunities for blennies, gobies and wrasse, while summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish into the cove on the flood....
9.2 miles from Saunton Sands
Compact north-coast bay just east of Ilfracombe with easy parking and short access paths. The best fishing is from the rock platforms on either side of the bay, giving mixed rough ground with kelp, boulders and gullies, and a sandy patch in the centre of the beach. Classic summer rock...
9.6 miles from Saunton Sands
Bucks Mills is a small, rugged rocky cove on the North Devon coast with boulder/cobble ground and low-tide rock platforms intersected by kelpy gullies and small sand patches. It fishes best on the flooding tide into dusk and the first of the ebb, when fish move tight to the ledges...
9.8 miles from Saunton Sands
Exposed rocky headland east of Ilfracombe/Hele Bay with deep water close in over kelp, ledges and mixed rough ground. Strong tidal run around the point; best on neaps or the last couple of hours of the flood and first of the ebb. Summer–autumn suit lures and float fishing for pelagics...
9.9 miles from Saunton Sands
A secluded, north-facing rocky cove on the coast path east of Ilfracombe, with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and mixed rough ground giving moderate-to-deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide in calm to slight swell: summer brings wrasse, pollack and mackerel; after dark the mark produces pouting, conger and huss....
