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Sea fishing in Gulval, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Longrock Beach, Battery Rocks, Penzance and Penzance Promenade. These spots regularly produce on moving tides. Use the list below to compare distance, access and recommended rigs, then time your session to the tide and wind.
6.2 miles from Gulval
A small, tidal beach tucked between Smeaton’s Pier and Porthgwidden at St Ives. Bamaluz fishes best on a flooding tide when kelp-lined gullies fill and bait fish move in. The ground is mixed—sand pockets between rough rock and weed—ideal for wrasse, gobies and scorpion fish, with summer pelagics (mackerel/garfish) over...
6.3 miles from Gulval
A small, sheltered, east‑facing sandy cove in St Ives beneath The Island headland. Clean sand in the middle with kelp‑covered, fish‑holding rocks at both ends gives options for light lure, float and short‑range ledger fishing. Best fished at dawn/dusk or after dark (and outside peak bathing times in summer when...
6.3 miles from Gulval
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...
6.3 miles from Gulval
A rocky headland between Porthmeor and Porthgwidden with easy parking on top of The Island and multiple ledges giving access to relatively deep, kelpy water on the seaward side. Wrasse, gobies and blennies are dependable year-round in the gullies; summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad, with pollack and the odd...
6.5 miles from Gulval
A long, exposed sandy surf beach in Mount’s Bay between Penzance and Helston. Clean ground with shifting bars and gutters, producing classic surf conditions for bass and winter whiting; after dark you’ll also find rays and the odd flatfish or turbot. The rocky points at either end offer different options...
6.5 miles from Gulval
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...
