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Planning a session in Crane, Cornwall? Start with Basset’s Cove, Portreath Beach 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.
9.1 miles from Crane
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,...
9.1 miles from Crane
South-facing sandy beach in Mount’s Bay with rocky ledges at both ends. A reliable surf mark for bass from late spring to autumn, with dogfish and smoothhound after dark and occasional rays over the clean sand. Flounder and plaice show in calmer conditions; summer evenings can see mackerel, scad and...
9.1 miles from Crane
A small, sheltered rocky cove within the Prussia Cove group between Perranuthnoe and Praa Sands. Bessy’s Cove offers mixed rough ground with kelp-filled gullies and patches of clean sand in clear water. It suits float fishing, LRF, and light lure work, with best results at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide...
9.1 miles from Crane
A small, steep-sided rocky cove between St Agnes and Perranporth. Fishing is from rough, kelp-covered rock ledges on either side with quick depth close in. Best in settled seas and clear water on a flooding tide into dusk; avoid large Atlantic swells and spring-tide surges. Summer to early autumn brings...
9.2 miles from Crane
A cluster of small, rugged coves and rock ledges between Perranuthnoe and Praa Sands, with kelp-filled gullies and quick access to relatively deep, clear water. Best fished on a flooding tide into dusk, with summer lure fishing for pollack and wrasse particularly productive. Mackerel and garfish show in calm, clear...
9.3 miles from Crane
A small, scenic rocky cove within the Prussia Cove area, offering kelp-lined gullies and ledges with relatively deep water close in. Best fished on a flooding tide from mid to high water. Summer into early autumn sees shoals and surface action; dawn, dusk, and overcast days fish well for predators...
