Fishing in Pentruse

3.6 miles from Pentruse

A crescent of clean sand with prominent rocky headlands and kelp-lined gullies (Newtrain/Rocky Beach) on either side. Good summer sport from the rocks for wrasse and pollack; the beach produces bass in surf and occasional rays and turbot over the cleaner ground. Best on a flooding to high tide with...

3.6 miles from Pentruse

Broad west-facing sandy bay near Padstow with easy parking and access. Clean surf over sand with rocky headlands at both ends. Fishes well on a flooding tide into dusk or after a westerly blow as the sea settles. Bass work the surf gutters; summer flatfish (especially turbot) patrol the banks;...

3.7 miles from Pentruse

A broad, sandy Atlantic surf beach with rocky headlands at both ends, Porthcothan Bay fishes well on a flooding tide after a bit of swell has settled. The clean sand holds bass, flatfish and small-eyed rays, while the kelp-lined gullies off the rocks offer wrasse and pollack in calmer, clearer...

3.9 miles from Pentruse

Treyarnon Bay is a west-facing sandy beach with rocky headlands and gullies at either end, offering mixed-ground fishing. The surf beach produces bass in a rolling sea, while the kelp-fringed rocks to the north and south hold wrasse and pollack. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad to the points on...

3.9 miles from Pentruse

Exposed Atlantic rock mark overlooking the small cove of Pentire Steps (between Park Head and Bedruthan Steps). Steep, awkward access and uneven ledges lead to deep, kelp-filled gullies with clean sand patches just off the rocks. Best fished on the flood through high water in settled or offshore winds when...

3.9 miles from Pentruse

A long, sheltered sandy beach along the Camel Estuary at Rock, opposite Padstow. Fish the flooding tide along the channels and sandbars for bass and flounder, with mullet frequent around moorings and along the margins in clear, calm conditions. Summer evenings can see mackerel, garfish and scad near the estuary...