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Sea fishing in Retallack, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Keneggy Sands, Cudden Point and Perranuthnoe Beach. 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.
8.6 miles from Retallack
Dollar Cove (Jangye Ryn) is a rough, boulder-strewn cove at Gunwalloe on the Lizard, with rocky ledges, kelp-filled gullies and patches of clean sand. Access is via the National Trust car park at Gunwalloe Church Cove, followed by a short coastal path and a slightly uneven descent to the rocks....
8.6 miles from Retallack
A picturesque granite cove with rough, kelpy ground and deep water close to the rock points on either side of the small slip/quay. It fishes best on the flood through high water with clear, mobile water. Summer brings prolific wrasse and lure-caught pollack, with mackerel and garfish shoaling tight to...
8.8 miles from Retallack
Small, sandy cove backed by St Winwaloe’s Church with rocky points and kelp-lined gullies on both sides. Fish the surf for bass and the rocky flanks for wrasse and pollack. Summer evenings bring mackerel, garfish and scad; after dark, dogfish and pouting move in, with a chance of conger from...
9.0 miles from Retallack
Zennor Head is a rugged granite headland west of St Ives with steep rock ledges and kelpy, deep water close in. It fishes best in settled or moderate seas with clear water, especially at dawn and dusk on a flooding tide. Expect powerful tides, snaggy ground and sudden swells; pick...
9.1 miles from Retallack
Basset’s Cove is a high-cliff rock mark on the North Cliffs between Portreath and Godrevy. Ledges overlook deep, kelpy gullies with strong tidal run and full Atlantic exposure. It fishes best on a flooding tide in settled to moderate seas—clear water for mackerel/garfish and light fizz for pollack and bass....
9.7 miles from Retallack
Remote, steep-sided rocky cove on Cornwall’s exposed north coast between Zennor Head and Gurnard’s Head. Fishing is from boulders and low rock platforms over kelp-filled gullies and mixed rough ground that drops quickly into deep water. Best in settled to moderate swell, especially around dawn/dusk and into darkness from late...
