Bay of Biscay

Fishing Marks near Bay of Biscay

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Discover sea fishing in Bay of Biscay, Cornwall with fast access to Porthmeor Cove, Zennor, Penzance Promenade and Battery Rocks, Penzance. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Bay of Biscay, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

52 Marks Found

Porthmeor Cove, Zennor

(6.6/10)

2.7 miles from Bay of Biscay

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

Penzance Promenade

(7.5/10)

3.0 miles from Bay of Biscay

Long seafront sea wall with easy access and mixed ground: clean sand and shingle in front of the Prom, with rougher, kelpy ground and boulders around Battery Rocks by Jubilee Pool. Productive in summer evenings for shoaling fish, with winter action for small bottom species. Best 2 hours before and...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dab

Battery Rocks, Penzance

(7.5/10)

3.1 miles from Bay of Biscay

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)

Gurnard’s Head

(6.4/10)

3.1 miles from Bay of Biscay

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

Zennor Head

(6.4/10)

3.2 miles from Bay of Biscay

Zennor Head is a rugged granite headland west of St Ives with steep rock ledges and kelpy, deep water close in. It fishes best in settled or moderate seas with clear water, especially at dawn and dusk on a flooding tide. Expect powerful tides, snaggy ground and sudden swells; pick...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Longrock Beach

(6.8/10)

3.3 miles from Bay of Biscay

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