Towans, Hanneys

Fishing Marks near Towans, Hanneys

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Planning a session in Towans, Hanneys, Cornwall? Start with Hayle Towans, Porth Kidney Sands and Lelant Beach. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.

39 Marks Found

Portreath Beach

(6.6/10)

7.4 miles from Towans, Hanneys

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

Penzance Promenade

(7.5/10)

7.5 miles from Towans, Hanneys

Long seafront sea wall with easy access and mixed ground: clean sand and shingle in front of the Prom, with rougher, kelpy ground and boulders around Battery Rocks by Jubilee Pool. Productive in summer evenings for shoaling fish, with winter action for small bottom species. Best 2 hours before and...

Bass Pollack Whiting Plaice Dab

Portreath Harbour Breakwater

(7.1/10)

7.6 miles from Towans, Hanneys

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)

7.6 miles from Towans, Hanneys

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

Gurnard’s Head

(6.4/10)

7.6 miles from Towans, Hanneys

A rugged Atlantic headland of steep, kelpy rock ledges with quick access to deep water. Reached via the coast path from near the Gurnard’s Head, the mark fishes best on a flooding tide, at dawn/dusk, and in settled clear conditions for pelagics and pollack; a bit of lift and colour...

Bass Pollack Pouting Three-bearded Rockling Bull Huss

Trewavas Head

(6.7/10)

7.9 miles from Towans, Hanneys

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