Shiphay

7.0 miles from Shiphay

Steep shingle-and-sand beach beneath the sea wall and cliffs between Teignmouth and Dawlish at Holcombe. Mixed-to-clean ground in the middle with rougher patches and boulders toward the ends. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in; bass patrol the surf...

7.0 miles from Shiphay

Sharkham Point is a rugged, kelpy headland of broken rock ledges on the south side of Brixham with relatively deep water close in. It fishes best on a flooding tide at dawn/dusk and into darkness, producing summer lure sport for pelagics and consistent bottom fishing around the kelp and rough...

7.1 miles from Shiphay

The Parson and Clerk is a tidal rock mark beneath the red sandstone cliffs between Dawlish and Teignmouth (near Holcombe). You fish onto rough, kelpy ground with patches of clean sand in the gullies. It’s a classic summer venue for wrasse, pollack and mackerel/garfish, with pouting and conger after dark;...

7.5 miles from Shiphay

Secluded National Trust shingle beach with rocky headlands at both ends between Brixham and Kingswear. Mixed rough-to-sandy ground offers wrasse and pollack off the rocks, with bass, mackerel and garfish working the shingle line in season. Best results on a flooding tide around dawn or dusk; nights can produce pouting,...

7.9 miles from Shiphay

A small sandy cove at Dawlish beneath red sandstone cliffs with rocky ledges at either side and the railway above. Sheltered from westerlies but exposed to easterly swells. Best fished around dawn/dusk and a flooding tide: summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, while pollack and wrasse patrol the...

8.1 miles from Shiphay

A secluded sand-and-shingle cove between Brixham and Kingswear with kelp-fringed rocks at both ends. Mixed ground offers float and lure fishing along the rocky margins and ledgering onto sandy patches from the beach. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish, while wrasse and pollack...