North Devon Sea Fishing...

[Matty98 2]

I will be going down to north Devon in two weeks on holiday, I'll be shore fishing with bait rods and spinning rods. Does anyone fish there...? Any recommended places and tactics would be great.

 

Matty

[South hams hunter 8,926]

mate in work swears by minehead and ilfracombe

[Cushty mush 95]

I was fishing at minehead a fru weeks ago

Not much coming in talking to some angers

A lot of dogfish odd conger whiting

[Matty98 2]

Cheers, I was probably gonna go to ilfracombe and visit the tackle shop too. What about saunton sands and rocks... anygood?

[white van man 3,336]

Matty, saunton is normally too busy with surfers to fish... Unless the surf is poor. Depends what your fishing for mate??

[CharlieSlade 14]

Barnstaple with worms on the estuary when the morning tide comes in, lots of eels

[Matty98 2]

Since in going in my caravan I would prefer the good eating fish for the bbq, so pollock, bass etc. Any advice will no doubt help me thanks.

[Matt 160]

I'm no fisherman, but I hear lots of talk about Crow Point and Fremmington Quay locally

 

There used to be a good tackle shop in Castle St Barnstaple; I'm not even sure if it's still there.

 

I'll ask around this week if I get chance

 

Where are you staying? PM if you like

[NEWKID 27,278]

Ilfracombe pier can produce,

Water mouth just around the corner is pretty good off the rocks, pollack, mackerel chance if bass..

Woolacoombe off the beach at night, or the rocks on the right hand side as you look out to sea.. Chance of rays and bass..

Westward ho! On the rocks can be good ( not fished here but heard good reports)..

 

Peeler crabs the bait for bass mate, spin with jellies, Sandeel imatations or a frozen eel bound on the hook with elastic ( the eel spun slowly over the rocks can work well for pollack).

My parents had a pub in Coombe Martin for 12 years so I fished around there a bit..

 

There an fishing shop in Ilfracombe ask in there and he'll give you up to date advice...

The best fishing is usually after dark or very early morning... Paticulary the bass fishing

 

Good luck..

[Matty98 2]

Thanks NEWKID. Ilfracombe and watermouth sounds a good place to head too. Can you bottom fish off these marks or are they too rocky?

[NEWKID 27,278]

You can mate, it's luck of the draw.. You will lose a bit if gear but if you find the sandy patches you've a chance of fish..

If you bottom fish rocky areas normally it's the same, rotten bottoms, I'd fish a pennel pulley rig with crab as bait... Once you've got the rig off the bottom keep reeling with the rod held high...

The pulley rig helps to hook fish and the pulls the lead off the bottom when you're playing a fish.. Dead easy to tie, if not you can buy ready mades.. After dark there's some big Huss caught along there, doggies.. And conger..

My old man ( doesn't fish a lot) came one night off the rocks at Woolacoombe... Had a decent conger around 20lb fishing fir bass.. Had the head out if the water but bit through as we were about to land it..

 

Very fast tides up there mate, 6oz leads minimum and definitely grip wires, if not you'll hit the sand and it'll roll into the nearest snag..

 

Cleaner ground off of the pier, and there's a big flat rock you can fish off of ( think it's called capstone rock) beside the pier.. Ask in the shop.. There's been some good fish landed off of it over the years..

 

Good luck

[Matty98 2]

Think I'll leave the bottom fishing for ilfracombe pier mate. Does rag worm produce anything?

[NEWKID 27,278]

Could do mate, just give it a try, all sorts can be caught off the pier..

Fish with Sandeel or mackerel after dark for doggies and Huss..

 

Just get out and give it a go.. Speak to the bloke in the shop mate, he'll point you in the right direction..

[Matty98 2]

Yeah. Going on sunday. Thanks for the great advice and guidance, a great help:)