Paul

Fishing Marks near Paul

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Planning a session in Paul, Cornwall? Start with Penzance Promenade, Penzer Point and Battery Rocks, Penzance. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

47 Marks Found

Portheras Cove

(7/10)

7.0 miles from Paul

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...

Bass Pollack Whiting Small-eyed Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Praa Sands

(7/10)

7.2 miles from Paul

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...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

Boat Cove, Pendeen

(6.7/10)

7.2 miles from Paul

A small, exposed rocky cove beneath Pendeen with a granite slip and low rock ledges on either side. Deep water is close in over rough, kelpy ground with patches of broken reef, giving good summer sport on lures and float gear and productive night fishing with big baits. Best on...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Bull Huss

Gurnard’s Head

(6.4/10)

7.4 miles from Paul

A rugged Atlantic headland of steep, kelpy rock ledges with quick access to deep water. Reached via the coast path from near the Gurnard’s Head, the mark fishes best on a flooding tide, at dawn/dusk, and in settled clear conditions for pelagics and pollack; a bit of lift and colour...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss

Priest’s Cove

(6.9/10)

7.5 miles from Paul

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....

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Geevor Rocks

(6.7/10)

7.5 miles from Paul

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...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish