Tolcarne Wartha
Fishing Marks near Tolcarne Wartha
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Discover sea fishing in Tolcarne Wartha, Cornwall with fast access to Basset’s Cove, Portreath Beach and Portreath Harbour Breakwater. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Tolcarne Wartha, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
Basset’s Cove
6.3 miles from Tolcarne Wartha
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....
Portreath Beach
6.6 miles from Tolcarne Wartha
An exposed north-coast surf beach backed by a small harbour and cliffs. Best fished on the flood into dusk and after dark when the surf eases, working the gutters and channels—especially toward the harbour side and around the stream outflow. Produces surf bass in lively water, dogfish and rays on...
Portreath Harbour Breakwater
6.7 miles from Tolcarne Wartha
An exposed north-coast breakwater guarding Portreath’s small harbour, offering mixed to rough ground with kelp beds, boulders and sand patches just outside the mouth. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk, with clear-to-settled seas suiting lure and float tactics for pelagics and wrasse, and coloured water or evening...
Porthleven Beach
7.0 miles from Tolcarne Wartha
An exposed shingle-and-sand surf beach immediately east of Porthleven Harbour. It shelves quickly and forms shifting gutters and bars that hold fish on flooding and ebbing tides. Summer brings bass, mackerel and garfish close in; autumn–winter sees whiting and dogfish. Night sessions produce flatfish (sole, plaice, dab). Powerful Atlantic swell,...
Helford Passage
7.1 miles from Tolcarne Wartha
Sheltered estuary mark on the north bank of the Helford River by the ferry slip and shingle beach. A deep tidal channel runs close in with strong currents on the mid-tide; weed-covered rocks and moorings provide structure, while sand and eelgrass patches hold flatfish and mullet. Summer brings mackerel, garfish...
Porthleven Pier
7.1 miles from Tolcarne Wartha
An exposed granite pier guarding Porthleven Harbour with quick access to deep, kelpy water in the harbour mouth. Summer shoals of mackerel and scad pass close, while wrasse and pollack patrol the walls and rough ground. After dark, pouting, poor cod and the odd conger show. Best on settled seas...