Gothers

8.8 miles from Gothers

A tide-dependent cove between Porth and Watergate Bay with steep cliff steps and a mix of clean sand, rock platforms, and kelp-fringed gullies. Suits surf fishing for bass and flats on the sand, and light lure/bait work around the rocky edges for pollack and wrasse. Summer brings mackerel, scad, and...

8.9 miles from Gothers

A wide, shallow, sandy bay on Newquay’s north coast with easy, level access and a small brackish stream crossing the beach. Best fished at dusk into dark on a building tide when there’s a gentle surf, or in winter for whiting. The clean sand and gutters hold bass, flatfish and...

8.9 miles from Gothers

A small, sheltered harbour on the west side of St Austell Bay. Angling is from the curved outer wall and adjacent rocks into mixed sand and rough ground, with shallow water inside the basin and slightly deeper water off the outside. Best results come on a flooding tide into dusk...

9.1 miles from Gothers

Sheltered sandy cove on the east side of Newquay with steep steps down from the cliff-top. Clean sand in the middle with rough, kelpy ground and small ledges at both ends. Suits summer lure and float work for pelagics and wrasse around the headlands, and surf/bottom tactics on the sand...

9.1 miles from Gothers

Open, sandy surf beach flanked by rocky headlands with the River Menalhyl entering at the southern end. Productive for surf bass in a rolling sea; flatfish and small-eyed rays from the cleaner sand at range, especially after dark. Summer sees mackerel and garfish around the corners, with mullet in the...

9.2 miles from Gothers

Granite outer breakwater of Mevagissey’s working harbour with quick access to deep, tidal water on the outside and mixed rough-to-sandy ground toward the bay. Summer and early autumn evenings into dark see shoals of mackerel and scad; garfish cruise the surface on clear, calm days. The outside face and the...