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Planning a session in Troon, Cornwall? Start with Basset’s Cove, Portreath Beach and Portreath Harbour Breakwater. Switch between lures for summer shoals and ledger rigs over rough ground; the nearby marks below include distances, access notes and species tips.
7.3 miles from Troon
Exposed Atlantic-facing sandy cove backed by high cliffs, with rocky platforms and kelp-filled gullies on both flanks. Best fished on a flooding or ebbing tide in calmer windows after a blow. The surf can produce bass from the beach, while the adjacent rocks yield wrasse and pollack; occasional rays and...
7.4 miles from Troon
Also known as Porth Kidney Sands, Lelant Beach sits on the eastern side of St Ives Bay at the mouth of the Hayle Estuary. It’s a wide, gently shelving sand beach with shifting bars, gutters and a powerful main channel that fishes best on the flood and first of the...
7.9 miles from Troon
A rocky headland between Carbis Bay and Porthkidney Sands near St Ives, offering mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and access to deeper water close in. Best on a flooding to high tide in calmer swells; exposed to Atlantic swell and crosswinds. Popular for spinning and float fishing in summer...
8.2 miles from Troon
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...
8.2 miles from Troon
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,...
8.2 miles from Troon
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...