Minard

4.6 miles from Minard

A classic banjo-shaped harbour pier at East Looe giving access to mixed sand and rock at the harbour mouth. Easy, family-friendly access with railings; fishes best on the flood and first of the ebb when the tide runs past the end. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad in numbers, while...

4.8 miles from Minard

Hannafore is a long stretch of rock and reef platforms along the promenade at West Looe, facing Looe Island. It’s classic mixed ground with kelp-filled gullies, boulder fields and pockets of sand. Excellent in late spring through autumn for lure and float fishing; night sessions can be productive year-round in...

4.8 miles from Minard

A long, exposed surf beach stretching between Rame Head and Portwrinkle, with clean sand, shifting bars and gutters, and occasional rocky fringes. Whitsand Bay excels for surf bass, rays and winter whiting. Best results come on a flooding tide at dawn or dusk, especially as a southwesterly swell eases and...

5.1 miles from Minard

Part of Whitsand Bay on the Rame Peninsula, Sharrow Beach is a long, exposed sand beach with patches of reef and gullies around Sharrow Point. It fishes best on a flooding tide through dusk into night, especially with a mild onshore wind that forms surf gutters for bass. Clean sand...

5.4 miles from Minard

Freathy Beach sits on the central stretch of Whitsand Bay, a long, clean-sand surf beach backed by steep cliffs and chalet-lined paths. It’s a classic surf mark for bass and a reliable venue for small-eyed rays on settled nights, with a supporting cast of flatfish, dogfish and winter whiting. Fish...

5.8 miles from Minard

A secluded south-facing cove between Looe and Talland with a sandy centre and rocky ledges at both ends. Access is via the South West Coast Path and steep steps, so travel light. The mixed ground offers options: clean sand in the middle for flatfish and dogfish, and rough kelp-covered rocks...