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Fishing Marks near Start

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

Discover sea fishing in Start, Cornwall with fast access to Porth Kidney Sands, Lelant Beach and Hayle Towans. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from Start, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.

44 Marks Found

Marazion Beach

(6.9/10)

3.8 miles from Start

Long, gently shelving sand across Mount’s Bay facing south, with occasional patches of shingle and the rocky features around Chapel Rock and the St Michael’s Mount causeway nearby. Best results on a flooding tide into dusk or after dark. In summer, mackerel and garfish work along the margins; at night,...

Bass Whiting Plaice Dab Dover Sole

Gwithian Beach

(7/10)

3.9 miles from Start

A long, exposed sandy surf beach on the east side of St Ives Bay between Hayle Towans and Godrevy. Shifting sandbars and gutters form along the tide, with more broken ground toward Godrevy. A classic surf mark for bass and rays; flatties show in calmer spells. Fish the flood into...

Bass Pollack Whiting Turbot Small-eyed Ray

Clodgy Point

(6.9/10)

3.9 miles from Start

Clodgy Point is a rugged rocky headland just west of St Ives, offering ledges and kelp-filled gullies with quick access to relatively deep water. It fishes best on a flooding tide through high water, especially at dawn or dusk when predators push baitfish tight to the rocks. Summer and early...

Bass Pollack Pouting Mackerel Scad (Horse Mackerel)

St Michael’s Mount Causeway

(6.6/10)

4.1 miles from Start

A tidal stone causeway linking Marazion to St Michael’s Mount, bordered by mixed ground of cobbles, kelp-fringed rock and adjacent clean sand in Mount’s Bay. Best fished on a flooding tide and into dusk when baitfish and predators work the current lines along the causeway edges. Expect snags close in...

Bass Pollack Plaice Flounder Small-eyed Ray

Longrock Beach

(6.8/10)

4.2 miles from Start

Longrock Beach sits between Penzance (Eastern Green) and Marazion in Mount’s Bay. It’s a wide, gently shelving sand/shingle beach with clean ground and occasional rough/weed patches toward the Penzance end. The mark fishes year-round: surf conditions after a southwesterly blow bring bass close, while settled, clear weather in summer sees...

Bass Whiting Plaice Flounder Dover Sole

Perranuthnoe Beach

(6.9/10)

4.4 miles from Start

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...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dover Sole