Praa Sands

Fishing Marks near Praa Sands

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Discover sea fishing in Praa Sands, Cornwall with fast access to Praa Sands, Cudden Point and Keneggy Sands. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Praa Sands, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

42 Marks Found

Polurrian Cove

(7/10)

8.2 miles from Praa Sands

Rocky headlands flanking a sandy cove just north of Mullion on the Lizard. Kelp-filled gullies and ledges give fast access to depth, fishing best on the flood into dusk. Summer brings prolific wrasse and lure-caught pollack, with mackerel, scad and garfish on clearer, calmer days; after dark, conger and the...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Mackerel

Mullion Cove Harbour Wall

(6.4/10)

8.5 miles from Praa Sands

Mullion Cove’s harbour wall on the Lizard’s west side offers mixed rough ground and kelp-lined structure with quick access to depth. It’s a productive summer–autumn venue for wrasse, pollack and seasonal pelagics, with LRF tactics picking out blennies and gobies year-round. Best on a flooding tide with clear water and...

Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel) Ballan Wrasse

Lamorna Cove

(7.1/10)

8.5 miles from Praa Sands

A picturesque granite cove with rough, kelpy ground and deep water close to the rock points on either side of the small slip/quay. It fishes best on the flood through high water with clear, mobile water. Summer brings prolific wrasse and lure-caught pollack, with mackerel and garfish shoaling tight to...

Bass Pollack Pouting Bull Huss Mackerel

Bamaluz Beach

(6.9/10)

8.5 miles from Praa Sands

A small, tidal beach tucked between Smeaton’s Pier and Porthgwidden at St Ives. Bamaluz fishes best on a flooding tide when kelp-lined gullies fill and bait fish move in. The ground is mixed—sand pockets between rough rock and weed—ideal for wrasse, gobies and scorpion fish, with summer pelagics (mackerel/garfish) over...

Bass Pollack Three-bearded Rockling Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

Porthgwidden Beach

(6.8/10)

8.6 miles from Praa Sands

A small, sheltered, east‑facing sandy cove in St Ives beneath The Island headland. Clean sand in the middle with kelp‑covered, fish‑holding rocks at both ends gives options for light lure, float and short‑range ledger fishing. Best fished at dawn/dusk or after dark (and outside peak bathing times in summer when...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Plaice

Porthmeor Beach

(7.2/10)

8.6 miles from Praa Sands

North-facing Atlantic surf beach in St Ives with clean sand and rocky headlands at both ends (The Island to the east, Clodgy/Man’s Head to the west). Bass patrol the surf gutters and rips; summer brings mackerel, garfish and scad close in, while the rocks at either end hold wrasse and...

Bass Pollack Whiting Dab Small-eyed Ray