Paynter's Cross

Fishing Marks near Paynter's Cross

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Sea fishing in Paynter's Cross, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Finnygook Beach, Portwrinkle and Sharrow Beach. 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.

18 Marks Found

Firestone Bay

(7.4/10)

7.8 miles from Paynter's Cross

Firestone Bay sits beside Devil’s Point and Royal William Yard in Plymouth Sound. It’s a rocky shoreline with patches of clean sand and kelp-covered reef, offering deep water close in and strong tidal flow, especially on the ebb. The mark is productive year-round: summer and early autumn bring baitfish (mackerel,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Tregonhawke Beach

(6.5/10)

8.1 miles from Paynter's Cross

A broad south-west facing surf beach in Whitsand Bay beneath high cliffs, mostly clean sand with occasional broken ground near the ends. Best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark, especially as a swell drops following a blow. Bass work the white water tight in; rays and flats...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Spotted Ray

Tinside

(7.3/10)

8.2 miles from Paynter's Cross

Rocky ledges and platforms below Plymouth Hoe beside the Art Deco Tinside Lido, giving quick access to relatively deep, mixed-to-clean ground in Plymouth Sound. Best in summer and autumn—wrasse and pollack by day tight to kelp, scad, mackerel and garfish at dusk into night, with pouting and the odd conger...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Downderry Beach

(7.3/10)

8.2 miles from Paynter's Cross

Long, exposed shingle/pebble beach linking Seaton and Downderry on the east side of Whitsand Bay. Mixed ground with clean sand along the central stretches and rougher rock/kelp at either end. Fishes best on a flooding tide into and after dusk: surf or lively water for bass; calm, settled nights for...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Small-eyed Ray

Elphinstone Pier

(7.3/10)

8.4 miles from Paynter's Cross

Compact stone pier beneath Plymouth Hoe with quick access to deep, clear water in Plymouth Sound. Mixed ground with kelp, rock and patches of cleaner sand/shingle; minimal casting is often enough. Best two hours either side of high water, with evenings and after dark most productive. Summer brings shoals of...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Seaton Beach

(6.8/10)

8.5 miles from Paynter's Cross

A long shingle-and-sand beach on Cornwall’s south coast with a river outflow, gentle to moderate surf and clean ground, offering easy access and year-round prospects. The Seaton River creates gutters and rips that draw bait and predators, making this a reliable mark for bass and flatfish, with summer shoals of...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dover Sole