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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Wildersmouth Beach

(6.7/10)

24.9 miles from Pilton Green

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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Samson's Bay

(5.8/10)

24.9 miles from Pilton Green

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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Rapparee Cove

(7.3/10)

25.1 miles from Pilton Green

A small, sheltered cove on the east side of Ilfracombe Harbour with mixed ground: clean sand in the centre and kelpy, boulder-strewn...

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

Popular species here

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

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Ilfracombe Capstone

(6.5/10)

24.7 miles from Pilton Green

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

Rillage Point

(6.7/10)

24.8 miles from Pilton Green

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

Widmouth Head

(6.7/10)

24.8 miles from Pilton Green

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

Wildersmouth Beach

(6.7/10)

24.9 miles from Pilton Green

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

Samson's Bay

(5.8/10)

24.9 miles from Pilton Green

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

Rapparee Cove

(7.3/10)

25.1 miles from Pilton Green

A small, sheltered cove on the east side of Ilfracombe Harbour with mixed ground: clean sand in the centre and kelpy, boulder-strewn ledges around the sides. The rocks give excellent LRF opportunities for blennies, gobies and wrasse, while summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish into the cove on the flood....

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish