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Discover sea fishing in Lower Basil, Cornwall with fast access to Crackington Haven, Bossiney Haven and Trebarwith Strand. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Lower Basil, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
8.7 miles from Lower Basil
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...
9.1 miles from Lower Basil
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...
9.8 miles from Lower Basil
An exposed Atlantic-facing beach backed by slate cliffs and reefs, with mixed sand and rocky ground. The sandy strand largely disappears at high water; at lower states, gullies, kelp beds, and clean sand patches open up. Fish the surf for bass and rays, or work the rocky ledges on either...
