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Discover sea fishing in St Columb Minor, Cornwall with fast access to Porth Beach, Whipsiderry Beach and Lusty Glaze Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from St Columb Minor, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
8.1 miles from St Columb Minor
Exposed Atlantic surf beach with rocky headlands at either end (towards Booby’s Bay and Treyarnon). Productive for surf bass and seasonal flatfish on the clean sand, with wrasse and pollack from the adjacent rocks. Best at dawn/dusk or after dark on a flooding tide; calmer, clear seas favour turbot and...
8.3 miles from St Columb Minor
A broad Atlantic-facing surf beach with rocky reefs and kelp gullies at both ends beneath Trevose Head. Best for bass in lively surf at dawn/dusk; summer brings mackerel and garfish close, while the reefs hold wrasse and pollack. On calmer, settled nights the sandy expanses can throw up small-eyed rays...
8.4 miles from St Columb Minor
A rugged granite headland between Perranporth and St Agnes with high cliffs and a handful of low rock ledges giving quick access to deep, kelpy water. It’s a classic North Cornwall rock mark: best on a flooding tide with clear to lightly coloured water. Summer to early autumn is prime...
8.6 miles from St Columb Minor
Broad west-facing sandy bay near Padstow with easy parking and access. Clean surf over sand with rocky headlands at both ends. Fishes well on a flooding tide into dusk or after a westerly blow as the sea settles. Bass work the surf gutters; summer flatfish (especially turbot) patrol the banks;...
8.8 miles from St Columb Minor
Sheltered sandy cove with rocky arms on either side, just east of Trevose Head. Suits surf and light lure fishing for bass in a moderate swell, with summer shoals of mackerel and garfish pushing bait tight to the beach and rocky points. Rocky margins hold wrasse and pollack in clear...
9.2 miles from St Columb Minor
A crescent of clean sand with prominent rocky headlands and kelp-lined gullies (Newtrain/Rocky Beach) on either side. Good summer sport from the rocks for wrasse and pollack; the beach produces bass in surf and occasional rays and turbot over the cleaner ground. Best on a flooding to high tide with...
