Little Kerthen

Fishing Marks near Little Kerthen

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Little Kerthen, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Praa Sands, Cudden Point and Keneggy Sands. 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.

42 Marks Found

Portreath Beach

(6.6/10)

8.4 miles from Little Kerthen

An exposed north-coast surf beach backed by a small harbour and cliffs. Best fished on the flood into dusk and after dark when the surf eases, working the gutters and channels—especially toward the harbour side and around the stream outflow. Produces surf bass in lively water, dogfish and rays on...

Bass Pollack Whiting Small-eyed Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Portreath Harbour Breakwater

(7.1/10)

8.5 miles from Little Kerthen

An exposed north-coast breakwater guarding Portreath’s small harbour, offering mixed to rough ground with kelp beds, boulders and sand patches just outside the mouth. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk, with clear-to-settled seas suiting lure and float tactics for pelagics and wrasse, and coloured water or evening...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Dollar Cove

(7/10)

8.7 miles from Little Kerthen

Dollar Cove (Jangye Ryn) is a rough, boulder-strewn cove at Gunwalloe on the Lizard, with rocky ledges, kelp-filled gullies and patches of clean sand. Access is via the National Trust car park at Gunwalloe Church Cove, followed by a short coastal path and a slightly uneven descent to the rocks....

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel

Church Cove, Gunwalloe

(7.2/10)

8.9 miles from Little Kerthen

Small, sandy cove backed by St Winwaloe’s Church with rocky points and kelp-lined gullies on both sides. Fish the surf for bass and the rocky flanks for wrasse and pollack. Summer evenings bring mackerel, garfish and scad; after dark, dogfish and pouting move in, with a chance of conger from...

Bass Pollack Plaice Turbot Small-eyed Ray

Zennor Head

(6.4/10)

9.9 miles from Little Kerthen

Zennor Head is a rugged granite headland west of St Ives with steep rock ledges and kelpy, deep water close in. It fishes best in settled or moderate seas with clear water, especially at dawn and dusk on a flooding tide. Expect powerful tides, snaggy ground and sudden swells; pick...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Penzer Point

(6.7/10)

10.0 miles from Little Kerthen

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss