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Planning a session in Snapper, Devon? Start with Newberry Beach, Combe Martin Beach and Crow Point. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
9.1 miles from Snapper
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 Snapper
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...
9.4 miles from Snapper
Wildersmouth Beach is a small mixed sand-and-pebble cove in Ilfracombe, North Devon, flanked by reefy ground from Capstone and the Landmark side. It offers short-range rough-ground fishing with kelp gullies and patches of clean sand. Best results are on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel,...
9.4 miles from Snapper
Expansive sand and shingle fronted by the Pebble Ridge with the Skern estuary on the landward side. Productive in a surf for bass and summer smoothhounds, with small-eyed and spotted rays on settled evenings. The Skern channels hold thin-lipped mullet and flounder. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; target...
9.4 miles from Snapper
A long, exposed Atlantic-facing sandy beach backed by dunes, with shifting sandbars and gutters that fish well on a flooding tide at dawn or dusk. Prime surf venue for bass and small‑eyed ray; winter brings whiting and dogfish, with flatfish over cleaner stretches. Large pay-and-display car park and boardwalks at...
9.5 miles from Snapper
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...
