Longrock Beach Fishing

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Longrock Beach Fishing Map

Longrock Beach sits between Penzance (Eastern Green) and Marazion in Mount’s Bay. It’s a wide, gently shelving sand/shingle beach with clean ground and occasional rough/weed patches toward the Penzance end. The mark fishes year-round: surf conditions after a southwesterly blow bring bass close, while settled, clear weather in summer sees mackerel and garfish within casting range. An outflow/stream in the Longrock area can draw thick‑lipped mullet. Nights produce dogfish, sole and occasional rays; winter brings whiting and dabs, with flounder and plaice over the cleaner sand. Best results are typically on a flooding tide into dusk. Access is excellent via multiple car parks and the coast path behind the beach. Take care around weever fish in warm months, drifting weed after blows, and water‑sports zones near Marazion in summer.

Ratings

⭐ 6.8/10 Overall
Catch Potential 6/10
Species Variety 7/10
Scenery & Comfort 9/10
Safety 6/10
Accessibility 9/10

Fish You Can Catch at Longrock Beach

🐟 Bass 8/10
🎯 Tip: Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; work surface/sub-surface lures along the surf line, or fish peeler crab or sandeel into the gutters, especially with a SW chop.
🐟 Lesser Spotted Dogfish 7/10
🎯 Tip: After dark over clean sand; small mackerel/sandeel baits on a 2-hook flapper. Short-to-mid casts (30-70 m) pick up plenty along the bay.
🐟 Flounder 6/10
🎯 Tip: Autumn-winter near the stream outflow; ragworm or crab on a long flowing trace. Short casts 10-40 m on the flood to high.
🐟 Thornback Ray 6/10
🎯 Tip: Evening into night around springs; sandeel, mackerel or squid on a pulley-pennel. Cast 60-100 m to the troughs beyond the first bar; keep baits static.
🐟 Smoothhound 6/10
🎯 Tip: Late spring-summer; fresh peeler crab on strong snoods. Fish the flood over clean sand at 30-60 m; bites are fast runs, set a soft drag.
🐟 Whiting 5/10
🎯 Tip: Oct-Feb after dark; small strips of mackerel or sandeel on 2-3 hook flappers. Cast at range on a flooding tide.
🐟 Plaice 5/10
🎯 Tip: Apr-Sep in daylight over clean sand; long casts to banks. Lug or rag tipped with squid; add beads/attractors. Best on a steady flood.
🐟 Dover Sole 5/10
🎯 Tip: Warm nights May-Sep; rag or lug close in on the flood. Clip-down rigs with long snoods; aim 20-40 m over clean sand.
🐟 Golden-grey Mullet 5/10
🎯 Tip: Calm summer surf; tiny rag/isome on size 6 under a float or small spoons. Work along the first breaker at dusk.
🐟 Mackerel 4/10
🎯 Tip: Jun-Sep in calm clear water; small metals or feathers to showing shoals at dusk. Try either end where depth increases.
🐟 Mullet (Thin-lipped) 4/10
🎯 Tip: At the Longrock/Marazion stream outflow in summer; tiny spinners tipped with rag, slow retrieve on the flood in clear water.

Longrock Beach Fishing

Summary

Longrock Beach sits between Penzance and Marazion on the sweeping curve of Mounts Bay, Cornwall. It is an easy, open sandy mark that rewards thoughtful tide timing with bass, flatfish and the odd ray, and it stays remarkably fishable in a range of conditions.

Location and Access

This is one of the most accessible beaches in West Cornwall, with level approaches and multiple car parks along the bay. You are fishing a broad, gently shelving sand and fine shingle beach with occasional patches of weed and a stream outflow near Longrock village.

Seasons

This is a mixed surf venue where season and sea state shape the catch. Expect bass and flats through most of the year, with summer variety and winter whiting after dark.

Methods

Standard surf tactics work well here, with lure opportunities when the water clears and a gentle swell lines up. Match the approach to the day’s surf height and clarity.

Tides and Conditions

Longrock responds to moving water and pressure changes across the bay. Plan around the flood for surf species and calmer evenings for rays and flats.

Safety

This is a forgiving, open beach, but surf, shore dump and water users demand awareness. Good lighting and simple precautions go a long way.

Facilities

Facilities are excellent by West Cornwall standards, with amenities at both ends of the bay and in Longrock village.

Tips

Small tweaks make a big difference on this simple-looking beach. Read the sand and use the outflow and gutters as ambush lines.

Regulations

Sea angling is generally permitted from Longrock Beach. Keep up to date with national and local rules and observe any on-beach signage, especially in lifeguarded zones.