Fishing in Illand

14.7 miles from Illand

Crackington Haven is a small, dramatic north-coast cove between Bude and Boscastle. The fishing is mainly from rugged rock ledges on both sides of the beach, with kelp-filled gullies and mixed, snaggy ground dropping into relatively deep water. It’s a classic wrasse and pollack venue in summer, with mackerel and...

15.0 miles from Illand

A long shingle-and-sand beach on Cornwall’s south coast with a river outflow, gentle to moderate surf and clean ground, offering easy access and year-round prospects. The Seaton River creates gutters and rips that draw bait and predators, making this a reliable mark for bass and flatfish, with summer shoals of...

15.1 miles from Illand

A south-facing sandy cove just east of Looe with rocky headlands at either end. Millendreath offers mixed ground: clean sand in the middle for flatfish, dogfish and rays, and kelp-covered rock ledges and gullies for wrasse, pollack and bass. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk, with clear-water...

15.3 miles from Illand

A small, sheltered south-coast cove just east of Looe with mixed ground: clean sand in the middle and rocky ledges/kelp beds at both ends. Good for summer float and lure fishing in clear water, with options to ledger baits onto the sandy tongue for flatfish and dogfish after dusk. Best...

15.3 miles from Illand

Long, exposed shingle/pebble beach linking Seaton and Downderry on the east side of Whitsand Bay. Mixed ground with clean sand along the central stretches and rougher rock/kelp at either end. Fishes best on a flooding tide into and after dusk: surf or lively water for bass; calm, settled nights for...

15.4 miles from Illand

Steep, scenic cove just east of Tintagel with a small sandy beach and rocky ledges on both sides. Most fishing is from the rocks into kelp-lined gullies and mixed ground; the beach fishes in calmer surf. Summer brings wrasse, pollack, scorpionfish and garfish, with conger and rockling after dark; mackerel...