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Sea fishing in Helston, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Porthleven Beach, Porthleven Pier and Loe Bar. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
9.6 miles from Helston
A curved granite breakwater protecting Coverack’s small harbour on the east side of the Lizard. Deep water is close to the outer end with rough ground, kelp and mixed sand in the bay. Prime in late spring through autumn for LRF and float tactics: mackerel and night-time scad shoal along...
9.7 miles from Helston
Steep shingle cove on the east side of the Lizard with rocky headlands and quick access to deep, mixed ground overlooking the Manacles reef. Most anglers fish from the rock platforms either side of the beach for pollack and wrasse; the beach itself sees mackerel and garfish in summer and...
9.8 miles from Helston
A wide, shallow sandy beach on the west side of the Hayle Estuary, Porth Kidney Sands offers productive surf and channel fishing. Shifting sandbars and tidal gullies draw fish on the flood and into dusk, with the estuary mouth providing extra movement and food. Expect bass and flatfish through the...
9.8 miles from Helston
A long, open, surf beach backed by dunes on the north side of St Ives Bay. Best fished along the gutters and sandbanks on a flooding tide, especially at dawn, dusk or into darkness. Prime targets are surf bass and flatfish; in summer, shoals of mackerel, garfish and scad can...
9.8 miles from Helston
Secluded shingle/pebble beach on the east side of the Lizard, flanked by rough ground and low rock ledges. Mixed-to-rough ground close in with sand and broken patches further out; clear water and kelp beds make it a reliable summer wrasse/pollack mark with mackerel and garfish running in calm weather. Fishes...
9.9 miles from Helston
East-facing rocky cove below The Lizard with kelp-filled gullies and small ledges giving quick access to fairly deep, clear water. Sheltered from many prevailing westerlies but exposed to easterly swells; ledges can be slippery and swells rebound on bigger tides. Best on the flood into high, especially dawn/dusk through late...
