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Sea fishing in Porth Navas, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Helford Passage, Durgan and Mawnan. 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.
8.0 miles from Porth Navas
An exposed granite pier guarding Porthleven Harbour with quick access to deep, kelpy water in the harbour mouth. Summer shoals of mackerel and scad pass close, while wrasse and pollack patrol the walls and rough ground. After dark, pouting, poor cod and the odd conger show. Best on settled seas...
8.2 miles from Porth Navas
Mullion Cove’s harbour wall on the Lizard’s west side offers mixed rough ground and kelp-lined structure with quick access to depth. It’s a productive summer–autumn venue for wrasse, pollack and seasonal pelagics, with LRF tactics picking out blennies and gobies year-round. Best on a flooding tide with clear water and...
8.5 miles from Porth Navas
A small working cove on the Lizard with kelp-covered reefs and deep gullies off the rocks on either side (notably the Todden and towards the Devil’s Frying Pan). Ground is very rough with sparse clean patches, so expect snags. Summer brings wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish in clear water; dusk...
9.0 miles from Porth Navas
Small south-facing harbour on the Roseland Peninsula with a short breakwater and adjacent rock ledges looking over Gerrans Bay. Mixed rough ground with kelp and boulders close in and patches of sand further out. Productive in late spring through autumn for mackerel, scad, garfish and wrasse; pollack and bass around...
9.2 miles from Porth Navas
A rugged serpentine headland on the Lizard with deep, clear water, kelp beds and sheer ledges. Best on the flood to high water with a light-to-moderate W–SW swell for bass and pollack; calm summer days favour wrasse and mackerel. Access is via the South West Coast Path from Mullion Cove...
9.3 miles from Porth Navas
East-facing sandy cove just north of Portscatho with rocky headlands at either end. The clean, gently shelving sand produces surf bass, flatfish and dogfish, while the rocks hold wrasse, pollack and seasonal pelagics. Best on a flooding tide, especially with a light onshore push that forms gutters and rips along...
