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Discover sea fishing in Joppa, Cornwall with fast access to Priest’s Cove, Cape Cornwall and Geevor Rocks. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Joppa, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
2.3 miles from Joppa
Priest’s Cove sits just below Cape Cornwall near St Just. It’s a rugged rock mark with a small slipway and boulder-strewn ledges dropping into kelp-filled gullies and relatively deep water close in. Expect strong tidal movement around the headland, clear water in settled weather, and heavy, snaggy ground—use rotten-bottom/weak-link leads....
2.6 miles from Joppa
Exposed Atlantic headland of rough, kelpy rock ledges with quick access to deep water. Powerful tidal run and frequent swell; best fished in settled conditions, on the flood and around dusk/dawn. Summer and early autumn see prolific mackerel, scad and garfish with consistent pollack and wrasse; winter brings pouting/poor cod...
3.5 miles from Joppa
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...
3.5 miles from Joppa
Iconic Atlantic headland of high granite cliffs with immediate deep water and kelp-filled gullies. Powerful tides and Atlantic swells sweep the point, so choose neap tides and settled seas. Access is from the Land’s End car park with rough coastal paths; only a few lower ledges are fishable and require...
3.8 miles from Joppa
Remote rocky coves and ledges around Nanjizal (Mill Bay) near Land's End. Mixed rough ground with kelp, boulders and sand patches in the bay; deep gullies off the points. Best in settled seas with a small westerly swell. Productive from late spring through autumn for lure and float fishing; heavier...
4.0 miles from Joppa
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...
