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 that 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 by 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. 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. 