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Planning a session in St Eval, Cornwall? Start with Bedruthan Steps, Mawgan Porth and Pentire Steps. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
3.6 miles from St Eval
Treyarnon Bay is a west-facing sandy beach with rocky headlands and gullies at either end, offering mixed-ground fishing. The surf beach produces bass in a rolling sea, while the kelp-fringed rocks to the north and south hold wrasse and pollack. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad to the points on...
4.1 miles from St Eval
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...
4.2 miles from St Eval
A tide-dependent cove between Porth and Watergate Bay with steep cliff steps and a mix of clean sand, rock platforms, and kelp-fringed gullies. Suits surf fishing for bass and flats on the sand, and light lure/bait work around the rocky edges for pollack and wrasse. Summer brings mackerel, scad, and...
4.3 miles from St Eval
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;...
4.5 miles from St Eval
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...
4.7 miles from St Eval
A wide, shallow, sandy bay on Newquay’s north coast with easy, level access and a small brackish stream crossing the beach. Best fished at dusk into dark on a building tide when there’s a gentle surf, or in winter for whiting. The clean sand and gutters hold bass, flatfish and...
