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Planning a session in Middle Taphouse, Cornwall? Start with Lansallos Cove, Talland Bay and Lantic Bay. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
8.6 miles from Middle Taphouse
A small, sheltered harbour on the west side of St Austell Bay. Angling is from the curved outer wall and adjacent rocks into mixed sand and rough ground, with shallow water inside the basin and slightly deeper water off the outside. Best results come on a flooding tide into dusk...
9.1 miles from Middle Taphouse
A quiet twin-cove (often called Polridmouth) on the Menabilly Estate facing into St Austell Bay. The seabed is mainly clean sand in the bays with weedy, boulder-strewn headlands and short reefy fingers at either end, giving both surfy beach fishing and rough-ground options. Best in settled to moderate seas with...
9.8 miles from Middle Taphouse
Exposed rocky headland with deep gullies and kelp-lined ledges. Tide runs hard off the point bringing baitfish; best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide in settled seas. Summer to early autumn sees the most action. Access is via the South West Coast Path with steep, uneven descents to fishable platforms;...
9.9 miles from Middle Taphouse
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...
