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Quick links: Peaked Tor Cove · Torre Abbey Sands · Daddyhole · Corbyn Head · Meadfoot Beach · Livermead Beach

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Peaked Tor Cove

(7/10)

0.5 miles from Torquay

A small, steep-sided Torquay cove with fishing from rock ledges and boulder platforms over kelp-covered rough-to-mixed ground with pockets of clean sand. The water deepens fairly quickly, suiting float-fishing, light lures and short-range bottom tactics. Best on a flooding tide in settled, clear conditions with light westerly winds; exposed and...

Bass Pollack Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel) Ballan Wrasse

Torre Abbey Sands

(6.9/10)

0.5 miles from Torquay

A wide, gently shelving sandy beach on Torquay’s seafront with clean ground and easy access. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark when swimmers have left; summer brings mackerel, garfish and bass to the surf line, while nights produce flatfish, sole and dogfish, with whiting more...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

Daddyhole

(6.8/10)

0.7 miles from Torquay

Daddyhole (Daddyhole Cove/Plain, Torquay) is a steep, rocky cliff mark with deep water close in and kelp-filled gullies. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad to floats and lures; pollack patrol the edges of the kelp; wrasse are reliable...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Corbyn Head

(7.1/10)

0.7 miles from Torquay

Rocky headland between Torquay’s Torre Abbey Sands and Livermead, offering mixed rough-to-clean ground with kelp beds, ledges and quick access to 4–10 m of water on the flood. Productive in summer and early autumn for lure and float fishing; night tides can produce larger fish on bottom rigs. Sheltered from...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Meadfoot Beach

(7/10)

0.8 miles from Torquay

Pebble-and-shingle cove on Torquay’s east side with rocky ledges and kelp beds at both ends. It shelves fairly quickly with pockets of clean sand between rough ground, giving close-range depth and year-round options. Best results come on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings consistent wrasse, garfish and mackerel, with...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Livermead Beach

(6.7/10)

0.9 miles from Torquay

Livermead Beach in Torquay (Tor Bay) is a sheltered, gently shelving sandy beach bordered by low rocky headlands and a sea wall along the seafront road. The middle ground is clean sand for flatfish and dogfish, with wrasse and rock species around the rough, weedy edges. It fishes best on...

Bass Whiting Plaice Lesser Spotted Dogfish Smoothhound