Ayr, Higher

Fishing Marks near Ayr, Higher

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Sea fishing in Ayr, Higher, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Porthmeor Beach, Bamaluz Beach and Porthminster Beach. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.

40 Marks Found

Gurnard’s Head

(6.4/10)

5.3 miles from Ayr, Higher

A rugged Atlantic headland of steep, kelpy rock ledges with quick access to deep water. Reached via the coast path from near the Gurnard’s Head, the mark fishes best on a flooding tide, at dawn/dusk, and in settled clear conditions for pelagics and pollack; a bit of lift and colour...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss

Porthmeor Cove, Zennor

(6.6/10)

5.8 miles from Ayr, Higher

Remote, steep-sided rocky cove on Cornwall’s exposed north coast between Zennor Head and Gurnard’s Head. Fishing is from boulders and low rock platforms over kelp-filled gullies and mixed rough ground that drops quickly into deep water. Best in settled to moderate swell, especially around dawn/dusk and into darkness from late...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling

Longrock Beach

(6.8/10)

5.8 miles from Ayr, Higher

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...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dover Sole

Marazion Beach

(6.9/10)

6.1 miles from Ayr, Higher

Long, gently shelving sand across Mount’s Bay facing south, with occasional patches of shingle and the rocky features around Chapel Rock and the St Michael’s Mount causeway nearby. Best results on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark. In summer, mackerel and garfish work along the margins; at night,...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

St Michael’s Mount Causeway

(6.6/10)

6.4 miles from Ayr, Higher

A tidal stone causeway linking Marazion to St Michael’s Mount, bordered by mixed ground of cobbles, kelp-fringed rock and adjacent clean sand in Mount’s Bay. Best fished on a flooding tide and into dusk when baitfish and predators work the current lines along the causeway edges. Expect snags close in...

Bass Pollack Plaice Flounder Small-eyed Ray

Battery Rocks, Penzance

(7.5/10)

7.1 miles from Ayr, Higher

Rocky ledges beside Jubilee Pool and the harbour mouth, offering mixed rough ground with kelp beds and occasional sand patches. Best in calm to moderate seas on the flood, especially dawn or dusk in summer. Expect prolific wrasse and mini-species close in, with seasonal mackerel, garfish and scad on clearer...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)