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Discover sea fishing in West Prawle, Devon with fast access to Gara Rock, Gammon Head and Prawle Point. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from West Prawle, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
4.4 miles from West Prawle
Torcross is the southern end of Slapton Sands in Start Bay: a steep shingle beach with deep water close in. It fishes well year-round, with summer shoals of mackerel and scad, surf bass after onshore blows, and rays, dogfish and smoothhounds at night in settled weather. Winter brings whiting with...
4.4 miles from West Prawle
Small, secluded cove between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail with rocky ledges flanking a pocket of sand. Mixed rough ground, kelp gullies and tide run make it a productive summer mark; best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide. Expect snags—use rotten-bottoms—and beware swell and slippery weed on the rocks.
5.2 miles from West Prawle
A long exposed shingle beach in Start Bay backed by Slapton Ley. Mixed clean sand and shingle with deeper water close in on some tides; fishes year‑round. Best results typically come at night and on a flooding tide, with summer pelagics and mullet around the Torcross outflow and winter whiting...
6.0 miles from West Prawle
Compact twin-cove village with easy access to mixed ground, but the best fishing is from the rocky headlands and ledges around Outer Hope and toward Bolt Tail. Kelp-covered gullies and broken ground drop into 4–15 m, giving reliable summer sport with wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish, plus night-time pout/conger. LRF...
6.2 miles from West Prawle
An exposed sandy bay with rocky points and reefs at either end, looking out to Thurlestone Rock. The beach offers classic surf tables and gutters for bass, while the boulder-strewn margins and kelp beds hold wrasse and pollack. Summer brings clear water, garfish, mackerel and night-time scad; after dark the...
6.4 miles from West Prawle
Strete Gate is the northern end of Slapton Sands: a long, steeply shelving shingle beach with quick access to depth and clear water in calm weather. It fishes year-round, with summer action for mackerel, garfish and scad at dusk, bass in surf after a blow, and rays and smoothhounds on...
