Devon
Angling Centre Guide to:
Beach
fishing
in The south Hams.
Start
Bay
Start
bay stretches out from Strete Gate along one of the most beautiful coastal
strips in the country out to the imposing start point. We have used
the view from the North end as our home page image. Access can be gained
with little effort to most stretches. At Strete Gate there is a pay
& display car park on the edge of the beach, a short trudge across
the gravel beach will give you a wide expanse of beach and sea. If you
walk towards the North you may find more than you bargained for as this
is commonly used by nudists in the summer. Bait: well lets' be careful
here! If you are targeting the bass that hunt along the shore line,
lures, saltwater flies and sand eels are the best. If you are less selective
and prefer to drop a bait on the bottom good quality rag worm (not boxed)
will work well. From mid Spring to the end of the summer why not try
a fishing with feathers. Which of course you can buy at our Angling
Centre with free sound advice from a family dedicated to fishing.The
main quarry for the keen angler is bass. Bass are plentiful most of
the year and in particular the latter part of the Summer from mid June
to November. The professional licensed fishermen generally regard live
sand eel as the 'must use' bait, but frozen Ammo sand eel can be as
effective. Certainly for the numbers that any sport fisherman would
like to land in any one trip. Again like all other venues our bait is
second to none and available all year round. If in doubt as to our exact
location in Chillington please call us free on 0800 018 0820. Otherwise
you may get mislead and end up with substandard bait.
Strete Gate
Strete Gate
fishes particularly well on falling tides. Fish caught range from Cod,
Lesser Spotted Dog fish and whiting in the winter to good bass, mackerel,
pollack and flat fish from spring to autumn. The centre monument and
tank car parks have similar results but a rising tide is favoured. Beesands
and Hallsands offer excellent fishing and there are no parking fees
to pay and are often easier to fish if the wind is Southerly. Mind the
nudists when fishing. Bait: as above.
Portlemouth
Just like
a mini Mediterranean. The soft golden sands are home to many different
species of sea-life from Start bay and this is then reflected in the
vast array of species landed, such as ray, bass, ballan wrasse, cuckoo
wrasse, pollack, LSD, plaice, bream, gernard and bull huss. Parking
is available at the top of Mill Bay beach, although this is often very
busy in the summer. Baits: for dabs and plaice, good quality rag (not
boxed) is ideal. For the larger species, sand eel and prawn are excellent
attractors. Again like all other venues our bait is second to none and
available all year round. If in doubt as to our exact location in Chillington
please call us free on 0800 018 0820. Otherwise you may get mislead
and end up with substandard bait.
Bigbury bay
Famous for its surf
beaches and with the surf the bass feed in a frenzy. There is huge pay
& display car park at Bigbury causeway. This fast running estuary
mouth to the left has much to offer, especially with the run of bass
moving in and out of the river with the tides to feed on the large sandy
flat beds. The bass seem to be present virtually all year. In addition
to the bass are plaice, flounders and mullet. Fly fishing for bass and
mullet is becoming a very popular and rewarding sport. For bass a heavier
fly rod and line is required, size 8 is probably the minimum line size
to cast the large saltwater flies. Again to fish traditionally, light
tackle is generally preferred. Bait: good quality rag worm, (not boxed)
and lugworm. Tackle: keep it reasonably light . A good quality bass
rod or light beach caster and multiplier reel with a fine non stretch
line is ideal for most situations. Again like all other venues our bait
is second to none and available all year round. If in doubt as to our
exact location in Chillington please call us free on 0800 018 0820.
Otherwise you may get mislead and end up with substandard bait.
Blackpool
sands
is
a relatively small beach, with a large private car park and access area.
Virtually any thing can be caught here. This location is very popular
with Dartmouth fishermen. In the summer months, day time fishing is
almost impossible due to the numbers of bathers. Again like all other
venues our bait is second to none and available all year round. If in
doubt as to our exact location in Chillington please call us free on
0800 018 0820. Otherwise you may get mislead and end up with substandard
bait.
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