Porthilly

1.0 miles from Porthilly

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...

1.4 miles from Porthilly

Sheltered sandy beach on the Camel Estuary beneath Brea Hill, with clean sand, channels and shallow bars, plus rocky fringes toward Greenaway. Best on a flooding tide and the first of the ebb, especially at dawn/dusk and after dark. Lures for bass along the surf line and channel edges; mullet...

1.8 miles from Porthilly

A shifting sandy bar at the mouth of the Camel Estuary between Stepper Point and Trebetherick Point, notorious for strong tides and breaking surf. Fished from the shorelines of Hawker’s Cove, Daymer Bay and Rock, it offers classic surf–estuary bassing and clean-sand flatfish. Best on a flooding tide as water...

1.9 miles from Porthilly

A rocky, kelp-fringed cove between Polzeath and Daymer Bay with ledges and gullies that fish well on the flood and first of the ebb. Clearer summer water suits lure and float tactics for wrasse, pollack and bass, while evenings bring mackerel, garfish and scad close in. After dark, pouting, small...

2.0 miles from Porthilly

Hawker's Cove sits on the western side of the Camel Estuary near Stepper Point, overlooking the Doom Bar. It offers mixed estuary and nearshore fishing: clean sand and fast-flowing channels in front of the beach, with rocky ground toward the headland. Strong tidal streams concentrate fish along the channel edges,...

2.2 miles from Porthilly

Open, west-facing surf beach (Hayle Bay) backed by dunes and cliffs between Pentire and Pentireglaze. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk or after a blow as the surf settles. Clean sand with pronounced gutters and bars holds flatfish; bass patrol the first breakers. Summer daytime is busy with...