Fishing haunts from Wadebridge Cornwall in March

[St Leo]

Going down to St Tudy (near Wadebridge) for couple of week from next week. Will be taking my 9' Abu spinning rod & various lures and a borrowed 12' beach rod/fixed spool set-up.
Any advice please (from folk who do or have fished from there) on good shore fishing spots along Camel river or estuary or nearby North Coast beaches and also any good tackle set-ups (for a novice fisher !) for this area in March ? Thanks.

 

[Minstrelblue]

I've found spinning the smaller savagear seekers at low tide in the estuary is very effective, I've had school bass, launce, mackerel and even a sea trout while spinning off the beaches into the channel between chidddleypump's and St George's cove..just on the padstow side of the estuary but don't get cut off though if the tide's flooding. My son caught a giant mackerel ledgering a frozen sandeel there.
I'm back there in May and will be trying to pluck out some launce on sabiki lures and then live bait them trotting in the tide.
Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

 

[flappy]

into the channel between chidddleypump's and St George's cove..just on the padstow side of the estuary but don't get cut off though
Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

chiddleypump’s…

 

[Mr Fish]

Dave @The Third Earl can probably advise too!

 

[The Third Earl]

More or less what Minstrel says, I would add that there are several places along the Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Padstow where you can access the Camel, you will have a fair to middling chance of catching the odd Bream , or maybe a Bass. Its a bit early for Bream, but you never know .

At Wadebridge itself, the river is full of Mullet, some are very big indeed. You can get to the river above the Bridge on Wool , but I am not sure if the access is controlled by the local Angling club . You will need the tide to be at almost full flood to get the best out of it but the Mullett are there most of the time

As you walk along the Camel Trail from Wadebridge,toward Padstow, about halfway along on the left there is a tidal dam near to the old quarry workings. The dam is full of Mullett . I have had them from there on small mepps spinners with either a rag or lugworm on a hook trailed about 6 inches behind the lure blade. They are great fun, but very frustrating , you can watch them follow the lure then back away at the last minute.Ideal if you are packing a spinning rod.

If you plan fishing the Camel , then it is easy to hire a cycle in Wadebridge and do the trail that way , you can scope the river out and it wont take you long to get to the fishing spots .

St Tudy is a few miles from Wadebridge, if you were fancying somewhere different, you could go across to Port Isaac, at half to high tide you can fish into the inlet there using a float , fish from either side of the inlet on the sea side from the harbour wall, there is a blowhole on the right as you look out to see, I have had some good Wrasse from around there on float fished frozen sandeel.

I think you will probably have enough ground to cover there with mine and Minstrels ramblings .

Good Luck.

Dave

 

[St Leo]

I've found spinning the smaller savagear seekers at low tide in the estuary is very effective, I've had school bass, launce, mackerel and even a sea trout while spinning off the beaches into the channel between chidddleypump's and St George's cove..just on the padstow side of the estuary but don't get cut off though if the tide's flooding. My son caught a giant mackerel ledgering a frozen sandeel there.
I'm back there in May and will be trying to pluck out some launce on sabiki lures and then live bait them trotting in the tide.
Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

(I forgot to mention the 9' Abu has a CW of 14-45g. Not sure yet what borrowed gear is exactly.) Thanks @Minstrelblue. Couple of spinners/wedges in tackle box so will make sure take them. Checking Google Earth thinking might try St Georges cove.

 

[Minstrelblue]

Anywhere along the beach from there towards padstow is good. If a flooding tide don't leave it late you will get cut off so make sure you can escape. I just wander along casting smaller metals, always catch something, can be a bit weedy so you have to accept that can cause issues .

 

[St Leo]

More or less what Minstrel says, I would add that there are several places along the Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Padstow where you can access the Camel, you will have a fair to middling chance of catching the odd Bream , or maybe a Bass. Its a bit early for Bream, but you never know .

At Wadebridge itself, the river is full of Mullet, some are very big indeed. You can get to the river above the Bridge on Wool , but I am not sure if the access is controlled by the local Angling club . You will need the tide to be at almost full flood to get the best out of it but the Mullett are there most of the time

As you walk along the Camel Trail from Wadebridge,toward Padstow, about halfway along on the left there is a tidal dam near to the old quarry workings. The dam is full of Mullett . I have had them from there on small mepps spinners with either a rag or lugworm on a hook trailed about 6 inches behind the lure blade. They are great fun, but very frustrating , you can watch them follow the lure then back away at the last minute.Ideal if you are packing a spinning rod.

If you plan fishing the Camel , then it is easy to hire a cycle in Wadebridge and do the trail that way , you can scope the river out and it wont take you long to get to the fishing spots .

St Tudy is a few miles from Wadebridge, if you were fancying somewhere different, you could go across to Port Isaac, at half to high tide you can fish into the inlet there using a float , fish from either side of the inlet on the sea side from the harbour wall, there is a blowhole on the right as you look out to see, I have had some good Wrasse from around there on float fished frozen sandeel.

I think you will probably have enough ground to cover there with mine and Minstrels ramblings .

Good Luck.

Dave

Thanks @The Third Earl - some options to consider there. I'll pack some smaller hooks for any attempts for Mullet & I'll check out local Fishing Club Wadebridge. Wasnt aware Mullet will go for for spinners - or follow them anyway. Was wondering about Port Isaac so thanks for that pointer although I'm not much interested in Wrasse.

 

[The Third Earl]

Thanks @The Third Earl - some options to consider there. I'll pack some smaller hooks for any attempts for Mullet & I'll check out local Fishing Club Wadebridge. Wasnt aware Mullet will go for for spinners - or follow them anyway. Was wondering about Port Isaac so thanks for that pointer although I'm not much interested in Wrasse.

A quick look on “The Tube” will give you lots of tips for Mullet on lures , it is a bit of a neglected method but works so well .

Dave

 

[Minstrelblue]

Here's a selection of what a short session there can provide.

 

[Mr Fish]

A quick look on “The Tube” will give you lots of tips for Mullet on lures , it is a bit of a neglected method but works so well .

Dave

More so thin lip though Dave?

That’s what we get on the spinner and worm in my local estuary.
It works very well and a lot of locals do it in season. Usually April onwards depending on water clarity.
I personally can’t get on with it, find it very tedious but then the tidal reaches where we get them are only about 15-20 yards wide and each retrieve is literally seconds.
Ten minutes of that and I’m ready to throw myself in

But I’d imagine the Camel offers a bit more water?

Assume you’d need bait for the bream?

 

[St Leo]

A quick look on “The Tube” will give you lots of tips for Mullet on lures , it is a bit of a neglected method but works so well .

Dave

Did a Mullet lure search & turns out I have already added a "mullet lure" (small spoon) to my newbie tackle box. So I guess I'm set to go for tickling Mullet on a lure!

 

[Mr Fish]

Did a Mullet lure search & turns out I have already added a "mullet lure" (small spoon) to my newbie tackle box. So I guess I'm set to go for tickling Mullet on a lure!

You really need to add the worm as Dave says though.
And yes, a small Mepps or spoon, the lure doesn’t have to be too specific

 

[St Leo]

You really need to add the worm as Dave says though.
And yes, a small Mepps or spoon, the lure doesn’t have to be too specific

@Mr Fish - cant be messing around with worms so I will add a small bit of shrimp or something. Thanks

 

[flappy]

@Mr Fish - cant be messing around with worms so I will add a small bit of shrimp or something. Thanks

What he means is that his wife won’t let him put any in the fridge.

 

[St Leo]

What he means is that his wife won’t let him put any in the fridge.

Actually I really dont like handling wormy critters much ! I can deal with other fresh baits but I somehow can't manage the squirmy wormy ones !! As long as shrimp, squid, mussels etc or such as mackerel or sand eel work I will be avoiding pots of squirming worms !!

 

[Mr Fish]

Actually I really dont like handling wormy critters much ! I can deal with other fresh baits but I somehow can't manage the squirmy wormy ones !! As long as shrimp, squid, mussels etc or such as mackerel or sand eel work I will be avoiding pots of squirming worms !!

Peeler crab or razor fish is likely the bait for there although never fished it.
For the bream I mean.

To tip off the mullet spinner you could get some of those fake isome worms.

Not sure how well they work with mullet but I’ve had small bass with those on a spinner.
Mind you, they’ll take bloody anything