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Quick links: Brownsham · Mouthmill Beach · Blackchurch Rock · Windbury Head · Bucks Mills · Hartland Quay

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19 Marks Found

Brownsham

(6.5/10)

2.8 miles from Stitworthy

Brownsham refers to the rugged rock marks around Mouthmill/Blackchurch Rock on the Hartland coast. From the National Trust car park at Brownsham, a steep woodland path (20–30 minutes) leads to a boulder and reef shoreline with kelp-filled gullies and broken ground. The area offers productive summer–autumn lure and bait fishing...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss

Mouthmill Beach

(6.2/10)

2.9 miles from Stitworthy

Remote boulder-and-pebble beach on the Hartland Heritage Coast beneath Blackchurch Rock. Rough, kelpy ground with gullies and occasional sand patches; fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk through late spring to autumn. Access is via a steep woodland path from the Brownsham National Trust car park (about 20–30 minutes)...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Blackchurch Rock

(6.6/10)

2.9 miles from Stitworthy

An iconic sea arch on the remote Mouthmill boulder beach near Brownsham/Clovelly. This is a rough-ground, kelp-filled rock mark with deep gutters close in on mid-to-high tides and powerful tidal movement. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk with light swell. Expect prolific wrasse and pollack in summer,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Windbury Head

(6.1/10)

3.6 miles from Stitworthy

Exposed rocky headland between Clovelly and Hartland with deep, kelpy gullies and fast-running water close in. Best suited to lure or float fishing for wrasse and pollack in settled seas, with night sessions producing bull huss, conger and pouting. Access is via the coast path with steep sections; only attempt...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss

Bucks Mills

(6/10)

3.7 miles from Stitworthy

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Hartland Quay

(6.8/10)

4.9 miles from Stitworthy

Exposed rocky platforms and ledges beneath the Hartland Quay Hotel on North Devon’s Atlantic coast. Deep, kelpy gullies meet fast tides and ocean swell, giving excellent lure and float fishing in summer through autumn. Fish the flood, dusk and dawn, or at night for conger and huss. Small to moderate...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss