Let me just first point out that these fishing spots in Torquay are based on my own personal experience. I'm not a member of a fishing club but would like to join one at some point.

Fishing from Meadfoot Beach & Thunder Hole, Torquay.
A guide by Simon Day.

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NAVSAT LOCATION
Special Destination: Meadfoot Beach
Meadfoot Sea Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 2
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Fishing spots for Meadfoot beach, Torquay, Devon.

This beach is separated into 4 spots. The middle photo on the right shows Spots 1 and 2. The bottom photo shows spot 3

Spot One

The rocks, which are located a few dozen yards out to sea and in the centre of the beach, are ideal for catching bottom fish.

This location is half way along the beach where the road has a quite sharp bend. I've taken a photo of what should be behind you and what is in front of you so you can see exactly where these rocks are. Click on the photos to enlarge

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Expect to lose a lot of tackle fishing here but the rewards can justify the losses. You need something like a pulley rig here to stand a chance of keeping your tackle. This is quite a popular place to fish in the winter months.

While I was taking the photos of the top one I was actually watching very large fish jumping out of the water and lots of birds diving down into the water. The fish were just past the cove you see and the birds were diving inside it. A hive of activity in September.

Spot Two

The launch ramp is another popular place when the tide is in for float fishing and bottom fishing. At night most fisherman park their car on the ramp. Click on the images below to enlarge them.

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As with all spots along this beach you have a number of rocks and other obstructions which mean you will be losing a lot of tackle. Pulley rigs are also recommended here. Float fishing is also popular from this spot.

Spot Three - Thunder Hole

You go past all the beach huts and climb over the rocks to the other side of the cove. This location is called "Thunder Hole". Click on the image below to see the fishing spots and locations of rocks.

You can fish this spot at anytime and people float and bottom fish here. This is where I first started fishing back in 1986 and I often to go back. With regards to bites and fish it's normally either very busy or very quiet here.

Spot Four *new*

Located at the other end of the beach you have pay and display car park right on this spot. As you can see below there are lots of rocks also here. Click any image to enlarge.

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I've not seen many fishing here and I've only been here once before but plan to go more soon. While I was there I was getting a few very strong bites indicating to me fish over the 2lb mark.

Spot one is popular with night fisherman and the fishing here can be very good. Make sure you are well equipped with tackle to prevent snagging on rocks. This spot can be fished from the footpath on high tides and from the beach at lower tides.

Spot Two cannot be fished from at low tides at the tide goes too far out. This is another popular place to fish from at night and it is a mixture of Float fishing and bottom fishing.

Spot Three is surrounded by water at both high and low tide so fishing can be continuous at one spot. There are only really 2 spots you can fish from here and they are often taken. This is one of my favorite places to fish!

Spot Four I don't know much about but I have seen people float fish and bottom fish here so I will be exploring it at some point soon.

Types of fish caught
Photos of species

Catches (depending on season) are mainly Mackerel, Garfish, dogfish, Whiting, pollock and wrasse. In the winter a number of various flat fish bottom feeders.

Rarer catches include conger, cod, bass, black bream, red mullet and smoothhound.

Baits to use

Best baits to use are mackerel strips, rag worm, lug worm, sand eels and squid.

Depth for float

Normally 5 to 12 ft

Legal issues

There is a warning sign on the cliffs for spot three saying do not climb the cliffs. Everyone turns a blind eye because it is used by fisherman, rock climbers, absailers and more.

My rating for Meadfoot Beach: 8/10

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