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 which 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. For Beach casting tackle - checkout our combo deals. 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. For Beach casting tackle - checkout our combo deals.

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.For Beach casting tackle - checkout our combo deals.

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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