Carnon Downs

Fishing Marks near Carnon Downs

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Discover sea fishing in Carnon Downs, Cornwall with fast access to Castle Beach, Falmouth, St Mawes Castle Rocks and Gyllyngvase Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Carnon Downs, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

36 Marks Found

Nare Point

(7/10)

9.4 miles from Carnon Downs

A kelp-fringed rocky headland forming the eastern side of the Helford River entrance, Nare Point offers deep water close in with strong tidal flow on springs and mixed rough ground with nearby sand patches. It fishes best on the flood and the first of the ebb, especially around dawn and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel

Gillan

(7.1/10)

9.5 miles from Carnon Downs

Gillan is a rocky shoreline at the mouth of Gillan Creek on the east side of the Helford estuary. It offers mixed ground (kelp, boulders and small sand patches) with clean water and a steady tide run. Best results come from mid-to-high tide, especially on the flood, with summer and...

Bass Pollack Flounder Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Portreath Harbour Breakwater

(7.1/10)

9.6 miles from Carnon Downs

An exposed north-coast breakwater guarding Portreath’s small harbour, offering mixed to rough ground with kelp beds, boulders and sand patches just outside the mouth. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk, with clear-to-settled seas suiting lure and float tactics for pelagics and wrasse, and coloured water or evening...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Portreath Beach

(6.6/10)

9.6 miles from Carnon Downs

An exposed north-coast surf beach backed by a small harbour and cliffs. Best fished on the flood into dusk and after dark when the surf eases, working the gutters and channels—especially toward the harbour side and around the stream outflow. Produces surf bass in lively water, dogfish and rays on...

Bass Pollack Whiting Small-eyed Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

West Portholland

(6.9/10)

9.7 miles from Carnon Downs

Compact sandy cove on the Roseland with easy access from the hamlet and rocky headlands either side. The bottom is mixed sand, boulder and kelp, giving options for both bait and lure fishing. Wrasse and pollack dominate around the rough ground; mackerel and scad show in summer evenings; bass patrol...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel

East Portholland

(6.9/10)

9.9 miles from Carnon Downs

A compact south-coast cove with a small sandy beach flanked by kelpy rock ledges and a stream outflow. Easy access via the slip from the hamlet, but space is limited and much of the beach covers at higher stages of the tide. Mixed ground gives options: bait fish onto the...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel