Carkeel

6.4 miles from Carkeel

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;...

6.5 miles from Carkeel

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...

7.1 miles from Carkeel

Jennycliff is a rocky headland and shingle cove on the eastern side of Plymouth Sound. Beneath the cliffs are kelp-lined gullies and mixed rough-to-clean patches with relatively deep water close in on a making tide. It fishes best from mid-flood through dusk and after dark. Summer brings prolific wrasse and...

7.1 miles from Carkeel

Long, exposed shingle/pebble beach linking Seaton and Downderry on the east side of Whitsand Bay. Mixed ground with clean sand along the central stretches and rougher rock/kelp at either end. Fishes best on a flooding tide into and after dusk: surf or lively water for bass; calm, settled nights for...

7.5 miles from Carkeel

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...

7.7 miles from Carkeel

A long shingle-and-sand beach on Cornwall’s south coast with a river outflow, gentle to moderate surf and clean ground, offering easy access and year-round prospects. The Seaton River creates gutters and rips that draw bait and predators, making this a reliable mark for bass and flatfish, with summer shoals of...