Jolly's Bottom

Fishing Marks near Jolly's Bottom

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Jolly's Bottom, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Porthtowan Beach, Chapel Porth and Trevaunance Cove. 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.

24 Marks Found

Holywell Bay

(6.4/10)

8.9 miles from Jolly's Bottom

A wide, surf‑swept sandy beach backed by high dunes with rocky headlands at both ends and Gull Rocks offshore. Holywell Bay fishes best on a dropping swell and during the flood around the surf gutters and channels. Night tides produce dogfish and rays on the clean sand; daylight and dusk...

Bass Pollack Whiting Flounder Small-eyed Ray

Gyllyngvase Beach

(6.9/10)

9.2 miles from Jolly's Bottom

Sheltered, south-facing sand-and-shingle beach in Falmouth with rocky ground and kelp at both ends leading toward Castle Beach (east) and Swanpool/Pennance Point (west). Suits both lure and bait anglers: bass patrol the surf and gullies, mackerel and garfish show in summer, mullet cruise the margins on calm days, and wrasse/pollack...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole

Castle Beach, Falmouth

(7.5/10)

9.3 miles from Jolly's Bottom

Castle Beach, Falmouth is a mixed shingle and rocky beach beneath Pendennis, with extensive reef, ledges and kelp beds giving quick access to relatively deep, clear water. It’s an excellent LRF and float/spinning venue with lots of mini-species along with wrasse and pollack; in late spring to autumn you’ll also...

Bass Pollack Pouting Plaice Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Swanpool Beach

(7.1/10)

9.3 miles from Jolly's Bottom

Sheltered shingle/sand cove on the Falmouth coast with clean ground in the middle and rough, kelpy rock arms at either end (Swanpool/Pennance points). Fishable most states of tide; best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish close in, while the rocky margins...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Polly Joke Beach

(6.8/10)

9.5 miles from Jolly's Bottom

A secluded west-facing sandy cove between Crantock and Holywell Bay with clean surf and rocky headlands at either end. The beach produces bass, rays and the odd flatfish in a small to moderate swell, while the flanking rocks hold wrasse, pollack, garfish and mackerel in summer. Best on a flooding...

Bass Pollack Whiting Dab Small-eyed Ray

St Mawes Castle Rocks

(7.3/10)

9.7 miles from Jolly's Bottom

Tidal rock ledges directly below St Mawes Castle on the east side of the Carrick Roads. Deep water is close in with strong run on the flood and ebb. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk and at first light in settled seas. Expect summer sport with pollack,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)