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Planning a session in Penponds, Cornwall? Start with Basset’s Cove, Portreath Beach and Gwithian Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
9.3 miles from Penponds
A tidal stone causeway linking Marazion to St Michael’s Mount, bordered by mixed ground of cobbles, kelp-fringed rock and adjacent clean sand in Mount’s Bay. Best fished on a flooding tide and into dusk when baitfish and predators work the current lines along the causeway edges. Expect snags close in...
9.4 miles from Penponds
A steep shingle storm beach forming the barrier to Loe Pool, with deep water close in and a powerful undertow. Consistently produces surf bass, dogfish and winter whiting; rays show on calmer, settled nights. Best on the flood and first of the ebb, especially after dark. Access from the Loe...
9.7 miles from Penponds
A small, steep-sided rocky cove between St Agnes and Perranporth. Fishing is from rough, kelp-covered rock ledges on either side with quick depth close in. Best in settled seas and clear water on a flooding tide into dusk; avoid large Atlantic swells and spring-tide surges. Summer to early autumn brings...
9.9 miles from Penponds
Longrock Beach sits between Penzance (Eastern Green) and Marazion in Mount’s Bay. It’s a wide, gently shelving sand/shingle beach with clean ground and occasional rough/weed patches toward the Penzance end. The mark fishes year-round: surf conditions after a southwesterly blow bring bass close, while settled, clear weather in summer sees...
