St Ives (Cornwall)

Fishing Marks near St Ives (Cornwall)

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

Discover sea fishing in St Ives (Cornwall), Cornwall with fast access to Porthminster Beach, Porthmeor Beach and Bamaluz Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from St Ives (Cornwall), terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

41 Marks Found

Portreath Beach

(6.6/10)

9.0 miles from St Ives (Cornwall)

An exposed north-coast surf beach backed by a small harbour and cliffs. Best fished on the flood into dusk and after dark when the surf eases, working the gutters and channels—especially toward the harbour side and around the stream outflow. Produces surf bass in lively water, dogfish and rays on...

Bass Pollack Whiting Small-eyed Ray Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Portreath Harbour Breakwater

(7.1/10)

9.1 miles from St Ives (Cornwall)

An exposed north-coast breakwater guarding Portreath’s small harbour, offering mixed to rough ground with kelp beds, boulders and sand patches just outside the mouth. It fishes best on a flooding tide into dusk, with clear-to-settled seas suiting lure and float tactics for pelagics and wrasse, and coloured water or evening...

Bass Pollack Pouting Whiting Mackerel

Rinsey Cove

(6.7/10)

9.5 miles from St Ives (Cornwall)

A small, south-facing rocky cove between Praa Sands and Porthleven, below the Wheal Prosper engine house. The main fishing is from rough ground and ledges flanking the pocket beach, with kelp beds and deep water close in. Best in settled seas and clear water, especially on a flooding tide into...

Bass Pollack Pouting Lesser Spotted Dogfish Bull Huss

Geevor Rocks

(6.7/10)

9.7 miles from St Ives (Cornwall)

Exposed granite rock platforms below Geevor Tin Mine near Pendeen on Cornwall’s Atlantic coast. Deep water meets kelp-covered rough ground within casting range, making it a classic lure-and-bait rock mark. Most productive in settled conditions with a light swell, especially around dawn/dusk and on a flooding tide. Summer and early...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Trewavas Head

(6.7/10)

9.9 miles from St Ives (Cornwall)

Rugged granite rock ledges on a tidal headland between Rinsey and Porthleven with deep water close in and kelp-filled gullies. Best in settled weather with a modest swell; avoid big seas and spring tides as waves rebound around the head. Access is via the South West Coast Path (commonly from...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss