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Planning a session in Towans, Hayle, 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.
8.0 miles from Towans, Hayle
Remote, steep-sided rocky cove on Cornwall’s exposed north coast between Zennor Head and Gurnard’s Head. Fishing is from boulders and low rock platforms over kelp-filled gullies and mixed rough ground that drops quickly into deep water. Best in settled to moderate swell, especially around dawn/dusk and into darkness from late...
9.2 miles from Towans, Hayle
An exposed granite pier guarding Porthleven Harbour with quick access to deep, kelpy water in the harbour mouth. Summer shoals of mackerel and scad pass close, while wrasse and pollack patrol the walls and rough ground. After dark, pouting, poor cod and the odd conger show. Best on settled seas...
9.4 miles from Towans, Hayle
An exposed shingle-and-sand surf beach immediately east of Porthleven Harbour. It shelves quickly and forms shifting gutters and bars that hold fish on flooding and ebbing tides. Summer brings bass, mackerel and garfish close in; autumn–winter sees whiting and dogfish. Night sessions produce flatfish (sole, plaice, dab). Powerful Atlantic swell,...
