Canon's Town

Fishing Marks near Canon's Town

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Discover sea fishing in Canon's Town, Cornwall with fast access to Lelant Beach, Porth Kidney Sands and Hawke’s Point. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Canon's Town, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

45 Marks Found

Porthleven Pier

(6.9/10)

8.4 miles from Canon's Town

An exposed granite pier guarding Porthleven Harbour with quick access to deep, kelpy water in the harbour mouth. Summer shoals of mackerel and scad pass close, while wrasse and pollack patrol the walls and rough ground. After dark, pouting, poor cod and the odd conger show. Best on settled seas...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Porthleven Beach

(6.2/10)

8.6 miles from Canon's Town

An exposed shingle-and-sand surf beach immediately east of Porthleven Harbour. It shelves quickly and forms shifting gutters and bars that hold fish on flooding and ebbing tides. Summer brings bass, mackerel and garfish close in; autumn–winter sees whiting and dogfish. Night sessions produce flatfish (sole, plaice, dab). Powerful Atlantic swell,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Lamorna Cove

(7.1/10)

8.7 miles from Canon's Town

A picturesque granite cove with rough, kelpy ground and deep water close to the rock points on either side of the small slip/quay. It fishes best on the flood through high water with clear, mobile water. Summer brings prolific wrasse and lure-caught pollack, with mackerel and garfish shoaling tight to...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Portheras Cove

(7/10)

9.0 miles from Canon's Town

A secluded north-coast pocket beach with clean sand in the middle and rough, kelp-covered rocks at both ends. Good for summer wrasse and pollack from the rocks, with bass in the surf after a blow and mackerel/scad on calm evenings. Occasional flatfish and small rays on the sandy patch. Best...

Bass Pollack Whiting Small-eyed Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Boat Cove, Pendeen

(6.7/10)

9.2 miles from Canon's Town

A small, exposed rocky cove beneath Pendeen with a granite slip and low rock ledges on either side. Deep water is close in over rough, kelpy ground with patches of broken reef, giving good summer sport on lures and float gear and productive night fishing with big baits. Best on...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Bull Huss

Pendeen Watch

(6.6/10)

9.6 miles from Canon's Town

Exposed cliff-ledges and rough granite outcrops around Pendeen Lighthouse (Pendeen Watch) on Cornwall’s north coast. Deep water close in with strong tidal flow and heavy kelp beds. A classic rock mark producing pollack and mackerel through summer, wrasse tight to the weed, and conger/bull huss after dark; winter can see...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss