Knavocks, The

Fishing Marks near Knavocks, The

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Planning a session in Knavocks, The, Cornwall? Start with Navax Point, Godrevy Point and Godrevy Lighthouse Rocks. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

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Hawke’s Point

(6.9/10)

4.5 miles from Knavocks, The

A rocky headland between Carbis Bay and Porthkidney Sands near St Ives, offering mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and access to deeper water close in. Best on a flooding to high tide in calmer swells; exposed to Atlantic swell and crosswinds. Popular for spinning and float fishing in summer...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Porthgwidden Beach

(6.8/10)

4.6 miles from Knavocks, The

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Bamaluz Beach

(6.9/10)

4.6 miles from Knavocks, The

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...

Bass Pollack Three-bearded Rockling Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

The Island, St Ives

(7.1/10)

4.6 miles from Knavocks, The

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Carbis Bay Beach

(6.7/10)

4.8 miles from Knavocks, The

A sheltered, sandy beach inside St Ives Bay, flanked by rocky headlands (Hawk's Point to the west and Carrack Gladden to the east). Clear water and a gentle slope make it good for surf bassing close-in, summer feathering for mackerel/garfish, wrasse and pollack around the rocky margins, and bottom fishing...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Thornback Ray

Porthminster Beach

(6.9/10)

4.8 miles from Knavocks, The

A sheltered, gently shelving sandy beach on the east side of St Ives with clean ground and rocky fringes at either end. Best fished at dawn, dusk, and after dark, especially the last two hours of the flood into high water. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, with...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dab