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Sea fishing in Woolacombe, Devon puts you close to top marks like Barricane Beach, Grunta Beach and Woolacombe Beach. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
1.9 miles from Woolacombe
Bull Point is a steep, rugged headland near Mortehoe with rock ledges and kelp-filled gullies dropping into deep, fast-moving Bristol Channel water. It fishes best on a flooding tide and at dusk or after dark, with summer bringing mackerel, garfish and scad, and year-round potential for pollack, wrasse and pouting....
2.3 miles from Woolacombe
A compact, rocky cove between Ilfracombe and Woolacombe with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and a small pocket beach. Access is via the village of Lee with a short walk from the car park; some scrambling is needed to reach the outer rocks. Best results come on a flooding tide into mid-to-high...
3.2 miles from Woolacombe
A west-facing surf beach between Baggy Point and Downend with shifting sandbars and gutters. Best after a blow as the swell eases, on a flooding tide into dusk or dawn. Target close-in gutters for bass; long casts to the outer bar produce rays and winter whiting. Summer brings weever fish...
3.2 miles from Woolacombe
A prominent rocky headland between Croyde and Putsborough with deep kelp-lined gullies and ledges dropping quickly into tide-washed water. Best in settled seas with a light to moderate swell; water clarity matters. Productive through late spring to autumn for wrasse, pollack, mackerel, garfish and scad; after dark can produce pouting,...
3.8 miles from Woolacombe
Downend Point is the rocky headland at the southern end of Croyde Bay, facing the Atlantic. It’s a classic North Devon rock mark with broken ground, kelp-filled gullies and ledges dropping into mixed sand and rock. Expect good summer sport on wrasse and pollack, with mackerel and garfish passing close...
4.5 miles from Woolacombe
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,...
