Fishing in Torbay
You can catch most species from the Breakwater, with mackerel, pollack, mullet, scad, garfish and bass popular in the summer.
Legering produces conger, the bigger wrasse, whiting, pout, bull huss, golden grey mullet (try ragworms on sunk paternoster / float tackle with a couple of fluorocarbon traces) and the occasional flatfish or bream.
The Breakwater also has the advantage of being able to be fished by disabled anglers though a friend who is prepared to scale the sea wall if your tackle gets caught might be useful.
Legering produces conger, the bigger wrasse, whiting, pout, bull huss, golden grey mullet (try ragworms on sunk paternoster / float tackle with a couple of fluorocarbon traces) and the occasional flatfish or bream.
The Breakwater also has the advantage of being able to be fished by disabled anglers though a friend who is prepared to scale the sea wall if your tackle gets caught might be useful.
- Brixham Breakwater, Marks out of 10: 9, Status: Recommended
With rocks close in, on both sides of the Breakwater, giving way to a sandy bottom, there is plenty of scope for experimentation in tackle. Personally I spin with light baitcasters or microcasters, float fish across a range of distances and even dabble with poles off the steps on the inside. You can leger with heavy tackle for congers or lighter tackle for a range of bottom species including flatfish, bass, golden grey mullet, which are usually fished for on float, dogfish and bull huss.
Recently, with LRF (Light Rock Fishing) becoming more and more popular, many people have been having good catches with this method across a variety of species. Early morning and evening seem to be the best times for this.
Recently, with LRF (Light Rock Fishing) becoming more and more popular, many people have been having good catches with this method across a variety of species. Early morning and evening seem to be the best times for this.
In Summer there are huge numbers of scad (horse mackerel) to be found and these can give very good sport on light tackle. You can, early morning and late evening, try fly fishing, especially with red flies for the herring or fry patterns for the pollack, but be wary of walkers.
Kayakers, unlike shore anglers, can reach the outside of the old fish quay, which can offer some very good sport, especially for scad in the evenings.
Kayakers, unlike shore anglers, can reach the outside of the old fish quay, which can offer some very good sport, especially for scad in the evenings.
The end is very popular with float anglers but a bit of consideration here goes a long way with the locals. Ten people can floatfish in the space taken by one person feathering so please, if it is busy, leave the end for people float fishing. You will still be able to catch mackerel along most of the Breakwater's length. Meanwhile the majority of mullet seem to be from the inside, from the pontoons down to the car park, while bass seem to cruise pretty much anywhere they choose.