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Planning a session in Drift, Lower, Cornwall? Start with Penzance Promenade, Battery Rocks, Penzance and Lamorna Cove. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
2.1 miles from Drift, Lower
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...
2.4 miles from Drift, Lower
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...
2.9 miles from Drift, Lower
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...
2.9 miles from Drift, Lower
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...
3.6 miles from Drift, Lower
A secluded, boulder-strewn cove on the south coast of Penwith between Lamorna and Penberth. Fishing is from granite ledges and large rounded boulders with rough, kelpy ground and occasional sand patches. Best in settled to moderate conditions and during the flood through high water, with dusk and dawn especially productive...
3.6 miles from Drift, Lower
A remote granite headland between Lamorna Cove and Porthcurno with deep water tight to the rocks and a strong tidal run around the point. Classic rough-ground fishing: kelp, ledges and boulders, with clear water in settled weather. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and at night for larger fish;...
