Carn Towan

Fishing Marks near Carn Towan

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Discover sea fishing in Carn Towan, Cornwall with fast access to Land’s End, Nanjizal and Priest’s Cove. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Carn Towan, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

27 Marks Found

Penzer Point

(6.7/10)

6.3 miles from Carn Towan

A prominent granite headland just south of Mousehole with deep, clear water and kelp-lined ledges. Strong tidal movement wraps around the point, bringing fish tight to the rocks. Best on a flooding tide, at dawn or dusk, and after dark in calm or slight seas. Summer sport is excellent for...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Penzance Promenade

(7.5/10)

7.0 miles from Carn Towan

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)

7.4 miles from Carn Towan

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)

Porthmeor Cove, Zennor

(6.6/10)

7.7 miles from Carn Towan

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

Gurnard’s Head

(6.4/10)

8.6 miles from Carn Towan

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

Longrock Beach

(6.8/10)

9.0 miles from Carn Towan

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