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Sea fishing in Sellan, Cornwall puts you close to top marks like Penzance Promenade, Battery Rocks, Penzance and Lamorna Cove. 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.
6.2 miles from Sellan
Iconic Atlantic headland of high granite cliffs with immediate deep water and kelp-filled gullies. Powerful tides and Atlantic swells sweep the point, so choose neap tides and settled seas. Access is from the Land’s End car park with rough coastal paths; only a few lower ledges are fishable and require...
6.3 miles from Sellan
Compact cove with easy parking and foot access leading to kelpy rock ledges around Gwennap Head. Deep water is close in with fast tides, clear water in calm spells, and Atlantic swell exposure. Excellent summer sport for wrasse, pollack, mackerel and garfish; scad after dark. Winter can see whiting and...
6.5 miles from Sellan
Gwennap Head is a dramatic granite headland between Porthgwarra and Porthcurno with steep cliffs and rugged ledges that drop into deep, fast-running water influenced by the Runnel Stone reef. It offers classic Cornish rock fishing: prolific summer sport for pelagics and wrasse, with night options for conger and dogfish. Best...
6.9 miles from Sellan
South-facing sandy beach in Mount’s Bay with rocky ledges at both ends. A reliable surf mark for bass from late spring to autumn, with dogfish and smoothhound after dark and occasional rays over the clean sand. Flounder and plaice show in calmer conditions; summer evenings can see mackerel, scad and...
7.8 miles from Sellan
A small, scenic rocky cove within the Prussia Cove area, offering kelp-lined gullies and ledges with relatively deep water close in. Best fished on a flooding tide from mid to high water. Summer into early autumn sees shoals and surface action; dawn, dusk, and overcast days fish well for predators...
8.1 miles from Sellan
A small, sheltered rocky cove within the Prussia Cove group between Perranuthnoe and Praa Sands. Bessy’s Cove offers mixed rough ground with kelp-filled gullies and patches of clean sand in clear water. It suits float fishing, LRF, and light lure work, with best results at dawn/dusk on a flooding tide...
