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Teign Estuary, Devon

Mike Thrussell 01 January, 2006 10:05:00

SPECIES
Flounder all year and eels. Best time for the big flounder is from October through to the end of February.

BAITS
This is mainly a crab only venue with lug and rag baits relatively poor in comparison. Autumn to post Christmas can see mackerel tipped with maddie rag pull out some of the biggest fish.

TACKLE & TACTICS
The knack here is to cast out in to the deeper channel, especially the areas where the depth is greatest as the flounder like to lay up in the holes facing in to the tide.

It fishes best either side of low water, but especially through the flood to high water. Specific areas to fish are Coombe Cellars, Gravel Point and Charlie's Beach on the Shaldon side, with the Boatyard section, Flow Point and Red Rocks the most noted areas on the Teignmouth flank of the estuary.

Where possible fish a 2-4oz bass rod and 6500 sized reel loaded with 15lb line and a suitable shock leader for the size of weight used. Some areas require a long cast to reach the best parts of the channel, so a 4-6oz beachcaster is more appropriate with the same reel and line as for the bass rod.

Top rig is a cascade rig or a two-up/one down rig both using 18-inch 20 hook traces and size 2 Aberdeen's. Adding float beads above the hook and attractor beads can help increase the catch. Lead weights need to be between 1oz and 4ozs depending on area fished and size of the tide.

LOCATION
Off the M5 westbound head for Teignmouth and at Kingsteinton take the A380 for the west side of the Teign estuary. To fish the Shaldon side continue on to the Penn Inn roundabout and take the left turn for Milber. The river is on your left all the way with Coombe Cellars the first area to fish. Roadside parking.

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