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Discover sea fishing in Pond Du, Cornwall with fast access to Porthpean Beach, Black Head, St Austell Bay and Pentewan Sands. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Pond Du, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
6.6 miles from Pond Du
A long, secluded shingle-and-sand beach on the east side of Dodman Point (Roseland Peninsula). Clean sand in the middle with bouldery, kelpy ground and small ledges at either end gives a mix of surf and rough-ground fishing. Best in settled weather with a modest onshore ripple for bass; clear summer...
6.7 miles from Pond Du
Porthluney Cove (Caerhays Beach) is a sheltered, south-facing sandy beach beneath Caerhays Castle. It offers mixed ground: clean sand through the middle for flatfish and dogfish, and kelpy, bouldery rock ledges at both ends that hold wrasse, pollack and bass. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and...
6.9 miles from Pond Du
A secluded, south-facing cove west of Dodman Point with clean sand in the middle and rough, kelpy rock ground at both ends. Suits float and lure fishing around the rocky points for wrasse and pollack, with summer shoals of mackerel and scad passing close. Surf or a bit of colour...
6.9 miles from Pond Du
Rocky headland directly below St Catherine’s Castle at the mouth of Fowey Harbour. Deep water tight to the rocks with kelp, boulders and ledges, and a strong tidal run across the harbour mouth. Best on neap to mid tides or the first/last couple of hours of the flood/ebb in settled...
7.0 miles from Pond Du
A compact south-coast cove with a small sandy beach flanked by kelpy rock ledges and a stream outflow. Easy access via the slip from the hamlet, but space is limited and much of the beach covers at higher stages of the tide. Mixed ground gives options: bait fish onto the...
7.0 miles from Pond Du
Sheltered south-facing sandy cove at the mouth of the Fowey estuary, backed by cliffs and overlooked by St Catherine’s Castle. Clean sand in the centre with rough, kelpy rock fringes on both sides. The beach fishes best early/late or outside busy bathing times; work the rocky margins for wrasse and...
