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Sea fishing in Nanquidno, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Priest’s Cove, Cape Cornwall and Land’s End. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
4.3 miles from Nanquidno
A secluded north-coast pocket beach with clean sand in the middle and rough, kelp-covered rocks at both ends. Good for summer wrasse and pollack from the rocks, with bass in the surf after a blow and mackerel/scad on calm evenings. Occasional flatfish and small rays on the sandy patch. Best...
4.3 miles from Nanquidno
A small, exposed rocky cove beneath Pendeen with a granite slip and low rock ledges on either side. Deep water is close in over rough, kelpy ground with patches of broken reef, giving good summer sport on lures and float gear and productive night fishing with big baits. Best on...
4.5 miles from Nanquidno
A picturesque south-coast sandy cove beneath the Minack Theatre, with clear water and rocky headlands at both ends. The beach offers clean sand with gullies and patches of mixed ground, while the rocks provide wrasse and pollack sport. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer brings mackerel, garfish and...
4.6 miles from Nanquidno
Compact cove with easy parking and foot access leading to kelpy rock ledges around Gwennap Head. Deep water is close in with fast tides, clear water in calm spells, and Atlantic swell exposure. Excellent summer sport for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish; scad after dark. Winter can see whiting and...
4.6 miles from Nanquidno
Steep-sided cove near St Levan with clean sand and rugged granite ledges. Anglers mostly fish the rock platforms at either end into clear, relatively deep water close in. Best on a flooding tide at dawn/dusk; summer–autumn brings wrasse, pollack and surface feeders, while after dark the gullies can produce conger,...
4.6 miles from Nanquidno
Pedn Vounder is a stunning, tidal sandy cove beneath Treen and just west of Logan Rock. It offers clear water with rocky, kelp-lined ledges at either end and clean sand in the middle. Best in calm summer and early autumn conditions, it fishes well on a flooding tide at dawn...
