Widmouth Head is a rugged, north-facing rocky headland between Hele Bay and Watermouth Cove near Ilfracombe. Steep ledges and kelp-filled gullies give...

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Samson's Bay

(5.8/10)

50.3 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

A secluded, north-facing rocky cove on the coast path east of Ilfracombe, with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and mixed rough ground giving moderate-to-deep...

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Wildersmouth Beach

(6.7/10)

50.3 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

Wildersmouth Beach is a small mixed sand-and-pebble cove in Ilfracombe, North Devon, flanked by reefy ground from Capstone and the Landmark side....

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Bull Point

(6.7/10)

50.4 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

Bull Point is a steep, rugged headland near Mortehoe with rock ledges and kelp-filled gullies dropping into deep, fast-moving Bristol Channel water....

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Quick links: Rillage Point · Ilfracombe Capstone · Widmouth Head · Samson's Bay · Wildersmouth Beach · Bull Point

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Bass Mackerel Ballan Wrasse Pollack Pouting Garfish Conger Eel Lesser Spotted Dogfish

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Rillage Point

(6.7/10)

50.1 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Ilfracombe Capstone

(6.5/10)

50.2 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Widmouth Head

(6.7/10)

50.2 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

Widmouth Head is a rugged, north-facing rocky headland between Hele Bay and Watermouth Cove near Ilfracombe. Steep ledges and kelp-filled gullies give quick access to deep water and a strong tidal run; it fishes best on neap to mid tides, around the flood and into dusk, with a gentle swell...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Samson's Bay

(5.8/10)

50.3 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

A secluded, north-facing rocky cove on the coast path east of Ilfracombe, with kelp-filled gullies, ledges and mixed rough ground giving moderate-to-deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide in calm to slight swell: summer brings wrasse, pollack and mackerel; after dark the mark produces pouting, conger and huss....

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss

Wildersmouth Beach

(6.7/10)

50.3 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

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,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling

Bull Point

(6.7/10)

50.4 miles from Cynwyl Elfed

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....

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish