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Discover sea fishing in The Towans, Cornwall with fast access to Hayle Towans, Porth Kidney Sands and Lelant Beach. Expect in season. Each mark lists distance from The Towans, terrain and methods so you can pick a venue that matches today’s tide and conditions.
5.8 miles from The Towans
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...
5.8 miles from The Towans
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...
6.0 miles from The Towans
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...
6.1 miles from The Towans
Basset’s Cove is a high-cliff rock mark on the North Cliffs between Portreath and Godrevy. Ledges overlook deep, kelpy gullies with strong tidal run and full Atlantic exposure. It fishes best on a flooding tide in settled to moderate seas—clear water for mackerel/garfish and light fizz for pollack and bass....
6.5 miles from The Towans
A secluded south-coast beach in Mount’s Bay between Praa Sands and Prussia Cove, Keneggy Sands has clean sand flanked by rocky, kelp-fringed arms. Access is steep via a cliff path with a final scramble, and parts of the beach can be cut off by the flood, so plan around tide...
6.6 miles from The Towans
Zennor Head is a rugged granite headland west of St Ives with steep rock ledges and kelpy, deep water close in. It fishes best in settled or moderate seas with clear water, especially at dawn and dusk on a flooding tide. Expect powerful tides, snaggy ground and sudden swells; pick...