Borough Farm

Fishing Marks near Borough Farm

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Borough Farm, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Freathy Beach, Sharrow Beach and Tregonhawke Beach. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.

25 Marks Found

Whitsand Bay

(6.9/10)

3.4 miles from Borough Farm

A long, exposed surf beach stretching between Rame Head and Portwrinkle, with clean sand, shifting bars and gutters, and occasional rocky fringes. Whitsand Bay excels for surf bass, rays and winter whiting. Best results come on a flooding tide at dawn or dusk, especially as a southwesterly swell eases and...

Bass Pollack Whiting Dab Spotted Ray

Cawsand Beach

(7.1/10)

3.5 miles from Borough Farm

Sheltered sand-and-shingle beach in Cawsand Bay on the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall. Rocky margins at either end give mixed-ground options; clear, calm water in settled weather. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, with bass at dusk or after dark; winter sees whiting, pouting and the odd flatfish. Best fished...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole

Tinside

(7.3/10)

3.6 miles from Borough Farm

Rocky ledges and platforms below Plymouth Hoe beside the Art Deco Tinside Lido, giving quick access to relatively deep, mixed-to-clean ground in Plymouth Sound. Best in summer and autumn—wrasse and pollack by day tight to kelp, scad, mackerel and garfish at dusk into night, with pouting and the odd conger...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Elphinstone Pier

(7.3/10)

3.9 miles from Borough Farm

Compact stone pier beneath Plymouth Hoe with quick access to deep, clear water in Plymouth Sound. Mixed ground with kelp, rock and patches of cleaner sand/shingle; minimal casting is often enough. Best two hours either side of high water, with evenings and after dark most productive. Summer brings shoals of...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Mount Batten Breakwater

(7.7/10)

4.0 miles from Borough Farm

A stone breakwater projecting from Mount Batten into the Cattewater, offering mixed rough/clean ground with 4–12 m of water depending on tide. It fishes well year-round with peak summer sport for wrasse, mackerel and scad, and productive winter nights for pouting and whiting. Excellent for LRF down the wall. Best...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Mount Batten Pier

(7.4/10)

4.1 miles from Borough Farm

Concrete pier and ferry landing on the north side of Mount Batten, projecting into the Cattewater at the mouth of Plymouth Sound. Mixed ground with kelp-fringed rock edges, scoured sand patches and a deep, tide‑scoured channel. Best on the flood up to high water and the first of the ebb;...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel