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Discover sea fishing in Lancarrow, Cornwall with fast access to Basset’s Cove, Portreath Beach and Portreath Harbour Breakwater. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Lancarrow, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
9.3 miles from Lancarrow
Rugged granite rock ledges on a tidal headland between Rinsey and Porthleven with deep water close in and kelp-filled gullies. Best in settled weather with a modest swell; avoid big seas and spring tides as waves rebound around the head. Access is via the South West Coast Path (commonly from...
9.3 miles from Lancarrow
Also known as Porth Kidney Sands, Lelant Beach sits on the eastern side of St Ives Bay at the mouth of the Hayle Estuary. It’s a wide, gently shelving sand beach with shifting bars, gutters and a powerful main channel that fishes best on the flood and first of the...
9.4 miles from Lancarrow
A long, exposed sandy surf beach in Mount’s Bay between Penzance and Helston. Clean ground with shifting bars and gutters, producing classic surf conditions for bass and winter whiting; after dark you’ll also find rays and the odd flatfish or turbot. The rocky points at either end offer different options...
9.6 miles from Lancarrow
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,...
9.7 miles from Lancarrow
Gillan is a rocky shoreline at the mouth of Gillan Creek on the east side of the Helford estuary. It offers mixed ground (kelp, boulders and small sand patches) with clean water and a steady tide run. Best results come from mid-to-high tide, especially on the flood, with summer and...
9.8 miles from Lancarrow
A rocky headland between Carbis Bay and Porthkidney Sands near St Ives, offering mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and access to deeper water close in. Best on a flooding to high tide in calmer swells; exposed to Atlantic swell and crosswinds. Popular for spinning and float fishing in summer...
