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Planning a session in Porthleven, Cornwall? Start with Porthleven Pier, Porthleven Beach and Loe Bar. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
9.7 miles from Porthleven
Gillan is a rocky shoreline at the mouth of Gillan Creek on the east side of the Helford estuary. It offers mixed ground (kelp, boulders and small sand patches) with clean water and a steady tide run. Best results come from mid-to-high tide, especially on the flood, with summer and...
9.7 miles from Porthleven
East-facing rocky cove below The Lizard with kelp-filled gullies and small ledges giving quick access to fairly deep, clear water. Sheltered from many prevailing westerlies but exposed to easterly swells; ledges can be slippery and swells rebound on bigger tides. Best on the flood into high, especially dawn/dusk through late...
9.8 miles from Porthleven
Rocky ledges beside Jubilee Pool and the harbour mouth, offering mixed rough ground with kelp beds and occasional sand patches. Best in calm to moderate seas on the flood, especially dawn or dusk in summer. Expect prolific wrasse and mini-species close in, with seasonal mackerel, garfish and scad on clearer...
9.9 miles from Porthleven
Rugged granite ledges around the Mawnan side of the Helford mouth (Rosemullion Head). Deep water close in over kelp and broken ground with tide run on the headland points; pockets of cleaner sand toward Maenporth. Very snaggy but productive: wrasse and pollack from the gullies, summer pelagics in clearer water,...
9.9 miles from Porthleven
A rocky headland between Carbis Bay and Porthkidney Sands near St Ives, offering mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and access to deeper water close in. Best on a flooding to high tide in calmer swells; exposed to Atlantic swell and crosswinds. Popular for spinning and float fishing in summer...
9.9 miles from Porthleven
A long, open, surf beach backed by dunes on the north side of St Ives Bay. Best fished along the gutters and sandbanks on a flooding tide, especially at dawn, dusk or into darkness. Prime targets are surf bass and flatfish; in summer, shoals of mackerel, garfish and scad can...
