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Sea fishing in Retew, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Porth Beach, Whipsiderry Beach and Lusty Glaze 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.
9.4 miles from Retew
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...
9.5 miles from Retew
Granite outer breakwater of Mevagissey’s working harbour with quick access to deep, tidal water on the outside and mixed rough-to-sandy ground toward the bay. Summer and early autumn evenings into dark see shoals of mackerel and scad; garfish cruise the surface on clear, calm days. The outside face and the...
9.7 miles from Retew
A secluded west-facing sandy cove between Crantock and Holywell Bay with clean surf and rocky headlands at either end. The beach produces bass, rays and the odd flatfish in a small to moderate swell, while the flanking rocks hold wrasse, pollack, garfish and mackerel in summer. Best on a flooding...
9.9 miles from Retew
A sheltered south-coast cove just south of Mevagissey with a small sandy beach and easy access via a slipway. Mixed ground: clean sand across the middle with kelpy rock ledges and gullies on both sides that drop into slightly deeper water toward the points. Suits light lure and float tactics...
10.0 miles from Retew
A wide, surf‑swept sandy beach backed by high dunes with rocky headlands at both ends and Gull Rocks offshore. Holywell Bay fishes best on a dropping swell and during the flood around the surf gutters and channels. Night tides produce dogfish and rays on the clean sand; daylight and dusk...
