hi guys first time on the web site,me and 2 mates are going to ilfracombe sea fishing in mid november can anyone help with any fishing spots from the rocks not to dangerous though or even in woolacombe i have heard about a place called baggy point but not sure if its a safe place to fish. i now you guys on this site can help with good spots and the best tides to fish so please help so i can put the finishing touches to our 3 day fishing trip

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Hi Michael,
Welcome to AN, hope you have fun here mate,and get loads of tips from the guys...they aint a bad bunch.
I know nothing about Ilfracombe fishing, but in the meantime till someone who comes along that knows, I found this link for you, it might help.


http://www.worldseafishing.com/

Also, you could do a search of the AN site, and see what comes up....
Good luck with your trip, and let us know how it goes,pics etc etc.....

Welcome dingdong

Hi dingdong and welcome to AN.
Baggy point is quite a walk and not the safest of places to go. It is a deep water mark and access is down some cliffs wich can be slippy in wet conditions.

Woolacombe beach is a storm beach and can get blowen out quite easly in a good swell. Have heard of some Turbot being taken there over the last few weeks but they are only small ones. bass are being caught there as well but again mostly schoolies. that said a 17 lber was taken there recently. to fish this beach you need to be the far end of the beach from woolacombe village.

Ilfracombe has a peir you can fish, you need the key from the tackle shop near the bus station. alternativly you can fish from the carpark at the pier, go to the furthest point of the car park next to the sea wall and fish straight out. you know if your in the wrong area as there is loads of snags. behind the thearter on the front, is a car park, you can also fish this point but again it is snaggy. Capstan rock can also fish well at times and may be worth a shot.

thanks a lot folks you guys are great just keep those tips coming in

I've been to Woolacombe a few times and fancied fishing there, the rocks at the front looked like a good bet, might go back and try it again

hello dingdong.

the ilfracombe area is my neck of the woods.i`m fishing woolacombe beach this evening.have been a lot this last month.had bass up to a pound and 2 small turbot that noah was on about,trying it in the dark tonight on the last of the flood.you need a good surf coming in but not too big and blown out.small eyes can appear as well as the usual dogfish but saying that i`ve not caught one this year yet(famous last words!).

anyway time to rush of,the bass are calling and its an excuse for a few tinnies.

i`ll get back to you later with a report.

ps, click the link below my post.its my dads website and has a few local spots on it.(still under construction)

[ 04. October 2005, 04:53 PM: Message edited by: dillydangler ]

Hi Dingdong & welcome,

as Dillydangler says, its his neck of the woods but i would like to add a bit.

had some nice bass & pollack from Ilfracombe ( just got back from there on business incidentally ) from the road behind the theatre, but beware the packs of little buggers who stone you from the cliff above with rocks & eggs :mad:

oh yeah, dont go in the bunch of grapes unless you are tooled up & built like arnie

just got back from woolacombe.(marine drive)

not a lot happening,surf was too small.only 1 bite.the beach fishes best 3 hours before low and a few up but you need a good swell.

ziggy are you sure it wasnt the physcho seagulls laying eggs on you

dingdong take a look at this site from kev the fish,has a lot of local marks and info.

http://www.seaswest.org.uk/