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Planning a session in Cottles Barn, Cornwall? Start with Marazion Beach, St Michael’s Mount Causeway and Longrock Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
9.0 miles from Cottles Barn
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...
9.0 miles from Cottles Barn
A small, traditional working cove on the south Penwith coast with granite ledges and kelp-fringed rough ground dropping quickly into mixed sand. Best fished around a flooding tide into dusk for pelagics and pollack, and by day for wrasse in the gullies. Space is limited and swells can rebound off...
9.2 miles from Cottles Barn
A steep shingle storm beach forming the barrier to Loe Pool, with deep water close in and a powerful undertow. Consistently produces surf bass, dogfish and winter whiting; rays show on calmer, settled nights. Best on the flood and first of the ebb, especially after dark. Access from the Loe...
9.4 miles from Cottles Barn
Exposed granite rock platforms below Geevor Tin Mine near Pendeen on Cornwall’s Atlantic coast. Deep water meets kelp-covered rough ground within casting range, making it a classic lure-and-bait rock mark. Most productive in settled conditions with a light swell, especially around dawn/dusk and on a flooding tide. Summer and early...
9.6 miles from Cottles Barn
Logan Rock is a prominent granite headland at Treen on the east side of Porthcurno Bay. It offers deep, clear water close to the rocks with strong tidal flow around the points, kelp-filled gullies, and casts onto mixed ground with sand patches toward Pedn Vounder. Best in settled to moderate...
9.6 miles from Cottles Barn
Pedn Vounder is a stunning, tidal sandy cove beneath Treen and just west of Logan Rock. It offers clear water with rocky, kelp-lined ledges at either end and clean sand in the middle. Best in calm summer and early autumn conditions, it fishes well on a flooding tide at dawn...