Tregoss

7.3 miles from Tregoss

Sheltered south-coast sand-and-shingle beach on St Austell Bay with rocky headlands at both ends. The clean sand in the middle suits flatfish and small hounds after dark, while the weedy, bouldery margins and ledges produce prolific light-rock-fishing for gobies, blennies, wrasse and scorpion fish. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad...

7.6 miles from Tregoss

Crinnis Beach is the western beach of Carlyon Bay near St Austell, a broad, gently shelving sand-and-shingle strand backed by cliffs, with rocky points at either end. It’s a relatively sheltered south-coast mark that fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Expect summer sport with bass...

8.4 miles from Tregoss

A wide, exposed Atlantic surf beach north of Newquay with clean sand and rocky points at either end. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark, working the surf tables, gutters and the first/second sandbar. Bass patrol the white water after onshore blows, while dogfish and small‑eyed...

8.5 miles from Tregoss

Par Beach (Par Sands) is a long, shallow-gradient sandy beach on St Austell Bay, backed by dunes and a lagoon. It offers easy, level access from the main car park and mostly clean ground with occasional fine shingle. The Par River creates gutters and channels that draw bass and flatfish,...

8.6 miles from Tregoss

Open, sandy surf beach flanked by rocky headlands with the River Menalhyl entering at the southern end. Productive for surf bass in a rolling sea; flatfish and small-eyed rays from the cleaner sand at range, especially after dark. Summer sees mackerel and garfish around the corners, with mullet in the...

8.6 miles from Tregoss

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...