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

Mount Batten Breakwater

(7.7/10)

8.6 miles from Paynter's Cross

A stone breakwater projecting from Mount Batten into the Cattewater, offering mixed rough/clean ground with 4–12 m of water depending on tide. It fishes well year-round with peak summer sport for wrasse, mackerel and scad, and productive winter nights for pouting and whiting. Excellent for LRF down the wall. Best...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Mount Batten Pier

(7.4/10)

8.6 miles from Paynter's Cross

Concrete pier and ferry landing on the north side of Mount Batten, projecting into the Cattewater at the mouth of Plymouth Sound. Mixed ground with kelp-fringed rock edges, scoured sand patches and a deep, tide‑scoured channel. Best on the flood up to high water and the first of the ebb;...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Kingsand Beach

(7/10)

8.8 miles from Paynter's Cross

Sheltered, east-facing sand/shingle beach in Cawsand Bay with patches of mixed and rocky ground at either end. Suits light spinning, ledgering over clean sand for flatfish, and LRF around the rocks. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish; bass patrol the surf line at dusk and dawn; winter nights see whiting,...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Cawsand Beach

(7.1/10)

9.0 miles from Paynter's Cross

Sheltered sand-and-shingle beach in Cawsand Bay on the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall. Rocky margins at either end give mixed-ground options; clear, calm water in settled weather. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, with bass at dusk or after dark; winter sees whiting, pouting and the odd flatfish. Best fished...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole

Jennycliff

(7.1/10)

9.3 miles from Paynter's Cross

Jennycliff is a rocky headland and shingle cove on the eastern side of Plymouth Sound. Beneath the cliffs are kelp-lined gullies and mixed rough-to-clean patches with relatively deep water close in on a making tide. It fishes best from mid-flood through dusk and after dark. Summer brings prolific wrasse and...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Penlee Point, Rame

(6.8/10)

10.0 miles from Paynter's Cross

Rugged rock ledges on the Rame headland at the mouth of Plymouth Sound, with deep water tight to the shore and a strong tidal run. Summer brings prolific wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish; dark winter sessions produce pout and whiting with a chance of conger. Access is via paths from...

Bass Pollack Pouting Poor Cod Three-bearded Rockling