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Planning a session in Carvedras, Cornwall? Start with Helford Passage, Durgan and Maenporth Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
6.9 miles from Carvedras
Sheltered, east-facing shingle/pebble beach in a small cove on the Lizard, with rocky headlands at both ends and mixed-to-clean ground in the middle. Short walks from roadside parking put you on the beach; the rocky points offer slightly deeper water and kelp. Summer brings shoals (mackerel, garfish, scad) and good...
7.1 miles from Carvedras
Tidal rock ledges directly below St Mawes Castle on the east side of the Carrick Roads. Deep water is close in with strong run on the flood and ebb. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and at first light in settled seas. Expect summer sport with pollack,...
7.2 miles from Carvedras
A steep shingle storm beach forming the barrier to Loe Pool, with deep water close in and a powerful undertow. Consistently produces surf bass, dogfish and winter whiting; rays show on calmer, settled nights. Best on the flood and first of the ebb, especially after dark. Access from the Loe...
7.3 miles from Carvedras
An exposed shingle-and-sand surf beach immediately east of Porthleven Harbour. It shelves quickly and forms shifting gutters and bars that hold fish on flooding and ebbing tides. Summer brings bass, mackerel and garfish close in; autumn–winter sees whiting and dogfish. Night sessions produce flatfish (sole, plaice, dab). Powerful Atlantic swell,...
7.4 miles from Carvedras
An exposed granite pier guarding Porthleven Harbour with quick access to deep, kelpy water in the harbour mouth. Summer shoals of mackerel and scad pass close, while wrasse and pollack patrol the walls and rough ground. After dark, pouting, poor cod and the odd conger show. Best on settled seas...
7.4 miles from Carvedras
Sheltered sandy cove beneath St Anthony Head near the lighthouse, with clean sand in the middle and rock/kelp fringes at either end. Access is from the National Trust car park via a steep path and steps (10–15 minutes). Productive through the flood into dusk in summer and early autumn for...
