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Discover sea fishing in St Wenn, Cornwall with fast access to Mawgan Porth, Rock Beach and Bedruthan Steps. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from St Wenn, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
8.7 miles from St Wenn
Exposed National Trust headland of steep, rugged rocks between Porthcothan and Bedruthan Steps. The ledges give access to deep, kelpy water with strong tidal movement and Atlantic swell influence. Best fished on smaller tides, with a preference for the flooding tide around dawn or dusk. Lure fishing is highly effective...
8.7 miles from St Wenn
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...
8.8 miles from St Wenn
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...
8.9 miles from St Wenn
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...
9.0 miles from St Wenn
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...
9.0 miles from St Wenn
A prominent rocky headland at the mouth of the Camel Estuary near Padstow. Deep water close in, strong tidal run and kelp-strewn ledges make it a classic lure and rough-ground mark. Best at dawn/dusk on a flooding or ebbing tide with settled seas; exposed to Atlantic swell so pick calm...
