Little Viscar

Fishing Marks near Little Viscar

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Discover sea fishing in Little Viscar, Cornwall with fast access to Helford Passage, Maenporth Beach and Durgan. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Little Viscar, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

41 Marks Found

Helford Passage

(6.8/10)

5.4 miles from Little Viscar

Sheltered estuary mark on the north bank of the Helford River by the ferry slip and shingle beach. A deep tidal channel runs close in with strong currents on the mid-tide; weed-covered rocks and moorings provide structure, while sand and eelgrass patches hold flatfish and mullet. Summer brings mackerel, garfish...

Bass Flounder Dover Sole Scad (Horse Mackerel) Ballan Wrasse

Maenporth Beach

(6.8/10)

5.5 miles from Little Viscar

Sheltered south-facing sandy cove near Falmouth with clean sand in the middle and rocky, kelpy ground at both ends. Best on a flooding tide and at dawn/dusk. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in; bass patrol the surf line and reef edges; wrasse and pollack hold around the rocks;...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Thornback Ray

Durgan

(6.7/10)

5.6 miles from Little Viscar

Sheltered mixed-ground mark on the north bank of the Helford estuary at the hamlet of Durgan. Fishing is from small shingle/sand coves and weed-fringed rocks into a steadily deepening tidal channel with moorings. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and the first of the ebb when bait and fry...

Bass Ballan Wrasse Corkwing Wrasse Rock Goby Shanny

Swanpool Beach

(7.1/10)

5.8 miles from Little Viscar

Sheltered shingle/sand cove on the Falmouth coast with clean ground in the middle and rough, kelpy rock arms at either end (Swanpool/Pennance points). Fishable most states of tide; best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish close in, while the rocky margins...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Stack Point

(6.9/10)

6.0 miles from Little Viscar

Stack Point is a rugged rocky headland on the Roseland side of Falmouth Bay, offering quick access to deep, kelpy water and lively tide rips formed by the movement at the mouth of the Fal/Carrick Roads. It’s a classic summer lure-and-wrasse venue with Pollack patrolling the kelp edges, mackerel and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Gyllyngvase Beach

(6.9/10)

6.1 miles from Little Viscar

Sheltered, south-facing sand-and-shingle beach in Falmouth with rocky ground and kelp at both ends leading toward Castle Beach (east) and Swanpool/Pennance Point (west). Suits both lure and bait anglers: bass patrol the surf and gullies, mackerel and garfish show in summer, mullet cruise the margins on calm days, and wrasse/pollack...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole