Pelyn

Fishing Marks near Pelyn

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Sea fishing in Pelyn, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Par Beach, Polkerris Harbour Wall and Crinnis 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.

15 Marks Found

Gribbin Head

(6.6/10)

5.8 miles from Pelyn

Exposed rocky headland with deep gullies and kelp-lined ledges. Tide runs hard off the point bringing baitfish; best at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide in settled seas. Summer to early autumn sees the most action. Access is via the South West Coast Path with steep, uneven descents to fishable platforms;...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Bull Huss

Lantic Bay

(6/10)

6.0 miles from Pelyn

A remote, scenic south-coast cove of clean sand with rocky headlands between Fowey and Polperro. Access is via a steep National Trust path, so travel light. Clear water suits lure and float tactics around the rocks; the beach produces in gentle surf, especially at dawn/dusk. Fish it on settled seas...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Porthpean Beach

(7.3/10)

6.3 miles from Pelyn

Sheltered south-coast sand-and-shingle beach on St Austell Bay with rocky headlands at both ends. The clean sand in the middle suits flatfish and small hounds after dark, while the weedy, bouldery margins and ledges produce prolific light-rock-fishing for gobies, blennies, wrasse and scorpion fish. Summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole

Pencarrow Head

(6.5/10)

6.4 miles from Pelyn

Pencarrow Head is a rugged, cliff-backed rock mark between Lantic and Lantivet bays on Cornwall’s south coast. It offers deep, clear water close in with strong tidal run off the headland, making it a prime spot for pollack and summer pelagics, plus wrasse and nocturnal conger from rough, kelpy ground....

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Lansallos Cove

(6.6/10)

6.6 miles from Pelyn

Secluded south-coast cove with rock platforms on either side of a small sand/pebble pocket. Mixed rough ground with kelp, boulders and sand patches gives excellent light-rock and wrasse fishing. Best on a flooding tide into dusk; summer–autumn brings mackerel, garfish and scad, while pollack and pout show in lower light...

Bass Pollack Bull Huss Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Black Head, St Austell Bay

(6.7/10)

7.5 miles from Pelyn

A prominent rocky headland on the east side of St Austell Bay near Trenarren. Steep rock platforms give access to relatively deep, kelpy water (6–15 m at high tide) over rough ground. Best on the flood and into dusk; summer and early autumn bring prolific lure fishing, while nights produce...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel