Penstrase

Fishing Marks near Penstrase

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Discover sea fishing in Penstrase, Cornwall with fast access to Trevaunance Cove, Porthtowan Beach and Trevellas Porth. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Penstrase, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

26 Marks Found

Holywell Bay

(6.4/10)

8.5 miles from Penstrase

A wide, surf‑swept sandy beach backed by high dunes with rocky headlands at both ends and Gull Rocks offshore. Holywell Bay fishes best on a dropping swell and during the flood around the surf gutters and channels. Night tides produce dogfish and rays on the clean sand; daylight and dusk...

Bass Pollack Whiting Flounder Small-eyed Ray

Polly Joke Beach

(6.8/10)

9.2 miles from Penstrase

A secluded west-facing sandy cove between Crantock and Holywell Bay with clean surf and rocky headlands at either end. The beach produces bass, rays and the odd flatfish in a small to moderate swell, while the flanking rocks hold wrasse, pollack, garfish and mackerel in summer. Best on a flooding...

Bass Pollack Whiting Dab Small-eyed Ray

Castle Beach, Falmouth

(7.5/10)

9.4 miles from Penstrase

Castle Beach, Falmouth is a mixed shingle and rocky beach beneath Pendennis, with extensive reef, ledges and kelp beds giving quick access to relatively deep, clear water. It’s an excellent LRF and float/spinning venue with lots of mini-species along with wrasse and pollack; in late spring to autumn you’ll also...

Bass Pollack Pouting Plaice Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Kelsey Head

(6.6/10)

9.4 miles from Penstrase

A rugged Atlantic-facing headland between Holywell Bay and Porth Joke (Polly Joke). Steep grassy paths lead to kelpy gullies and deep, clear water off broken rock ledges. Best in settled seas with a light swell and a flooding tide. Lure fishing at dawn/dusk produces around the kelp line, while float...

Bass Pollack Pouting Small-eyed Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Gyllyngvase Beach

(6.9/10)

9.4 miles from Penstrase

Sheltered, south-facing sand-and-shingle beach in Falmouth with rocky ground and kelp at both ends leading toward Castle Beach (east) and Swanpool/Pennance Point (west). Suits both lure and bait anglers: bass patrol the surf and gullies, mackerel and garfish show in summer, mullet cruise the margins on calm days, and wrasse/pollack...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole

Swanpool Beach

(7.1/10)

9.5 miles from Penstrase

Sheltered shingle/sand cove on the Falmouth coast with clean ground in the middle and rough, kelpy rock arms at either end (Swanpool/Pennance points). Fishable most states of tide; best on a flooding tide into dusk and after dark. Summer brings mackerel, scad and garfish close in, while the rocky margins...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Lesser Spotted Dogfish