Croanford

Fishing Marks near Croanford

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Discover sea fishing in Croanford, Cornwall with fast access to Lundy Bay, Rock Beach and Daymer Bay. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Croanford, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

14 Marks Found

Doom Bar

(6.5/10)

8.1 miles from Croanford

A shifting sandy bar at the mouth of the Camel Estuary between Stepper Point and Trebetherick Point, notorious for strong tides and breaking surf. Fished from the shorelines of Hawker’s Cove, Daymer Bay and Rock, it offers classic surf–estuary bassing and clean-sand flatfish. Best on a flooding tide as water...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dab Mackerel

Hawker’s Cove

(6.7/10)

8.4 miles from Croanford

Hawker's Cove sits on the western side of the Camel Estuary near Stepper Point, overlooking the Doom Bar. It offers mixed estuary and nearshore fishing: clean sand and fast-flowing channels in front of the beach, with rocky ground toward the headland. Strong tidal streams concentrate fish along the channel edges,...

Bass Whiting Flounder Dab Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Stepper Point

(6.9/10)

8.5 miles from Croanford

A prominent rocky headland at the mouth of the Camel Estuary near Padstow. Deep water close in, strong tidal run and kelp-strewn ledges make it a classic lure and rough-ground mark. Best at dawn/dusk on a flooding or ebbing tide with settled seas; exposed to Atlantic swell so pick calm...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

The Rumps

(6.8/10)

8.7 miles from Croanford

A dramatic twin-headed rock promontory on the Pentire Peninsula with very deep water close in and powerful tidal flow around The Mouls. Best fished in calm conditions with minimal swell. Productive for lure and float fishing along kelp-fringed ledges for wrasse and pollack, with mackerel and garfish in summer and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Pentire Point

(6.8/10)

8.8 miles from Croanford

Exposed Atlantic-facing rocky headland north of Polzeath with deep, clear water and strong tidal flow around the point and The Rumps. Best in settled weather with a light swell; spinning and float fishing are productive by day, with bottom fishing producing after dark. Access is via the South West Coast...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Trebarwith Strand

(6.5/10)

9.3 miles from Croanford

An exposed Atlantic-facing beach backed by slate cliffs and reefs, with mixed sand and rocky ground. The sandy strand largely disappears at high water; at lower states, gullies, kelp beds, and clean sand patches open up. Fish the surf for bass and rays, or work the rocky ledges on either...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish