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Sea fishing in Burraton, Lower, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Sharrow Beach, Freathy Beach and Finnygook 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.
5.1 miles from Burraton, Lower
Compact south-facing rock ledges and a small historic harbour opening into Whitsand Bay. Mixed rough ground with kelp, boulders and gullies interspersed with sandy patches. Prime seasons are late spring through autumn. Wrasse and pollack dominate daylight sessions; summer evenings bring mackerel, scad and garfish tight to the walls and...
5.1 miles from Burraton, Lower
A broad south-west facing surf beach in Whitsand Bay beneath high cliffs, mostly clean sand with occasional broken ground near the ends. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark, especially as a swell drops following a blow. Bass work the white water tight in; rays and flats...
5.3 miles from Burraton, Lower
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...
5.6 miles from Burraton, Lower
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...
5.7 miles from Burraton, Lower
Sheltered, east-facing sand/shingle beach in Cawsand Bay with patches of mixed and rocky ground at either end. Suits light spinning, ledgering over clean sand for flatfish, and LRF around the rocks. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish; bass patrol the surf line at dusk and dawn; winter nights see whiting,...
5.7 miles from Burraton, Lower
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...
