Burnwithen

Fishing Marks near Burnwithen

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Planning a session in Burnwithen, Cornwall? Start with Porthtowan Beach, Chapel Porth and Portreath Harbour Breakwater. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

32 Marks Found

St Mawes Castle Rocks

(7.3/10)

8.9 miles from Burnwithen

Tidal rock ledges directly below St Mawes Castle on the east side of the Carrick Roads. Deep water is close in with strong run on the flood and ebb. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and at first light in settled seas. Expect summer sport with pollack,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Penhale Sands

(6.6/10)

9.1 miles from Burnwithen

Penhale Sands is a long, exposed Atlantic surf beach between Perranporth and Ligger Point, backed by high dunes. It fishes best on a flooding tide when gutters and sandbars form, especially at dusk and into darkness. Look for pronounced rips and channels after a blow; work the first and second...

Bass Whiting Dab Turbot Small-eyed Ray

Godrevy Point

(7/10)

9.4 miles from Burnwithen

An exposed rocky headland at the northeast side of St Ives Bay facing Godrevy Lighthouse. The mark offers deep kelp-filled gullies, ledges and rough ground dropping into clean sand, giving year-round options. Prime times are the flood tide and dusk, with summer–autumn best for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish, and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Three-bearded Rockling

Godrevy Lighthouse Rocks

(6.8/10)

9.4 miles from Burnwithen

Exposed granite rock ledges facing the Atlantic around Godrevy Lighthouse on the north side of St Ives Bay. Deep water meets kelp-filled gullies with strong tidal movement around the island, producing consistent sport with pollack and wrasse, plus summer pelagics. Best in settled weather with a light swell and clear...

Bass Pollack Bull Huss Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Gwithian Beach

(7/10)

9.5 miles from Burnwithen

A long, exposed sandy surf beach on the east side of St Ives Bay between Hayle Towans and Godrevy. Shifting sandbars and gutters form along the tide, with more broken ground toward Godrevy. A classic surf mark for bass and rays; flatties show in calmer spells. Fish the flood into...

Bass Pollack Whiting Turbot Small-eyed Ray

Durgan

(6.7/10)

9.6 miles from Burnwithen

Sheltered mixed-ground mark on the north bank of the Helford estuary at the hamlet of Durgan. Fishing is from small shingle/sand coves and weed-fringed rocks into a steadily deepening tidal channel with moorings. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and the first of the ebb when bait and fry...

Bass Ballan Wrasse Corkwing Wrasse Rock Goby Shanny