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Sea fishing in Cargloth, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Portwrinkle, Finnygook Beach and Downderry 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.
6.1 miles from Cargloth
A secluded south-facing cove between Looe and Talland with a sandy centre and rocky ledges at both ends. Access is via the South West Coast Path and steep steps, so travel light. The mixed ground offers options: clean sand in the middle for flatfish and dogfish, and rough kelp-covered rocks...
6.2 miles from Cargloth
Exposed rocky headland on the Rame Peninsula with deep water close in and strong tidal run. Best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn, dusk and into night. Excellent for summer lure and float fishing (pollack, mackerel, garfish, scad, wrasse) with winter producing pouting and conger. Access is via steep...
6.4 miles from Cargloth
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,...
6.5 miles from Cargloth
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...
7.2 miles from Cargloth
Talland Bay is a mixed-ground venue between Looe and Polperro with boulder-strewn rock ledges, kelp beds and interspersed sand patches. Most anglers target the rocky points either side of the two small beaches, where wrasse and pollack dominate in warmer months; on clear summer evenings mackerel, garfish and scad often...
7.3 miles from Cargloth
Rugged rock ledges on the Rame headland at the mouth of Plymouth Sound, with deep water tight to the shore and a strong tidal run. Summer brings prolific wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish; dark winter sessions produce pout and whiting with a chance of conger. Access is via paths from...