SEA FISHING ALONG THE NORTH CORNWALL COAST
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Rock Fishing

There are many places where good rock fishing can be found on the North Coast, with an abundance of different species for the keen angler.

Good marks for ray and turbot are Trenance and Trevose where good quality pollock, mackerel, wrasse, garfish, plaice, dabs and conger can also be found.

Park Head is well known for a wonderful variety including gurnard, ray, pollock and wrasse.

Rumps Point to the east of Padstow for gurnard, ray, pollock and wrasse. Daymer Bay and the wave cut platforms at Pentire are both good marks but require caution.

Godrevy Point offers mackerel, pollock and wrasse, which also abound at Navax Point. Rumps Point at St Agnes for gurnard, ray, plaice and dabs.

Beach Fishing / Beach Casting

It should be noted that in summer the beaches are very popular with bathers and holidaymakers so beach and times should be chosen with some care.

The Bude breakwater and Crackington Haven are good marks for codling, flat fish, mackerel, whiting and dogfish. Widemouth Bay also offers good fishing.

Crooklets, Maer and Northcott Mouth are good beaches fished at two hours before low water and on the incoming tide, mostly for skate and flatfish.

Perranporth offers several miles of good beach for all flatfish as does Holywell Bay and Crantock. Watergate Bay is fine for ray, turbot and plaice as is Mawgan Porth and Constantine.

Beware of weed which is sometimes brought onto Portreath and St Agnes. Chapel Porth is good for ray and turbot with other beaches providing plaice, dab and flounder. Perranporth Beach is also popular with holidaymakers so avoid busy times: late evenings and early mornings will give excellent sport.

Sea Fishing The North Coast has an abundance of charter boats available, particularly in Padstow, Port Isaac and Newquay.

River Game & Stillwater Trout Fishing

Brown trout, grayling, and the occasional dace can be taken by fly on the Upper Tamar between Kingford Mill and Bridgerule.

Salmon sea trout and brown trout on the Rivers Tamar, Ottery, Inny and Carey. Permits from The Fishing Department, Homeleigh Garden Centre, Dutson, Launceston.

Crowdy Reservoir is good for budget fishing for rainbow and brown trout.

Bodmin is the centre for salmon, sea trout and brown trout on the River Camel.

The River Fowey, 2 miles at Lanhydrock, for salmon and sea trout from 1st April to 30th Sept.

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout from the East and West Looe Rivers (also Rivers Fowey, Lynher, Inny, Seaton and Camel) from 1st April to 15th Dec.

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout on the River Fowey from 1st April to 15th December.

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout on the River Inny, near Launceston from 1st March to 14th October. Early and late are the best times in the season for salmon with sea trout in the middle months.

Lower Tamar Lake and Crowdy are no longer trout fisheries. Lower Tamar lake is now coarse fishing and Crowdy is free fishing to anyone for trout as its not stocked with fish anymore.

SEA FISHING IN THE FAR WEST OF CORNWALL - ST IVES, HAYLE, SENNEN, PENZANCE & LAND'S END
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Rock Fishing

Prussia Cove and Cudden Point are good marks at night for mackerel and conger.

Penlee Point between Newlyn and Mousehole provides record catches. The areas between Mousehole and Lamorna, Penzer Point and Carn Du are also favourite marks.
Penberth Cove, Logan Rock and the rocks below the Minack Theatre are also good marks.

Pedn-men-an-mere, Porth Chapel, Porthgwarra and Mill Bay, near Land's End offer good sport.

The cliffs to the west of St Ives are for the expert only, access to the marks here involving a steep climb sometimes with the aid of a rope.

Aire Point, Cape Cornwall, Portheras, Clodgy Point and Man's Head can give good sport.
Contact local angling clubs for advice.

Beach Fishing

Perran Sands and Eastern Green Beach near Marazion offer flatfish and ray.
The piers and dock area of Penzance and Newlyn offer a wide variety of species with Lariggan Beach offering good flatfish after dark.
The pier at Lamorna, the niche between Porthcurno and Logan Rock, the beaches at Sennen offer flatfish, turbot, gurnard and dogfish.

Exercise great care if fishing off the breakwater at Sennen which is often awash. The beaches at St Ives are crowded with holidaymakers during summer and all are best fished in the late evening and early morning.

Sea Fishing

Boats are available from Penzance, Newlyn and St Ives and offer a variety of options for the visiting sea angler.

River Game and Stillwater Trout Fishing

SEA FISHING IN SOUTH CORNWALL - THE LIZARD PENINSULA, FALMOUTH AREA AND THE ROSELAND PENINSULA
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Rock Fishing

Good rock marks abound from Pendennis Point to Penhale. Those mentioned all require care.

Pendennis Point is a good mark for wrasse and pollock, as is St Anthony's Head which, on autumnal nights, is an excellent mark for black bream.

Porthallow offers good marks for coalfish and conger.
A superb mark for night fishing are both the Lizard and Trewavas Head where wrasse, mackerel and conger are good sport.

Beach Fishing

The Prince of Wales Pier, Falmouth fishes well at night for pollock, mackerel and flounder.

Trefusis Point, Flushing for wrasse, pollock, mackerel and the occasional ray.

Coverack provides pollock, garfish and mackerel; try for conger and bull huss at the breakwater at night.

FISHING IN SOUTH EAST CORNWALL - LOOE, POLPERRO, FOWEY AND THE TAMAR ESTUARY
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Rock Fishing

Good rock fishing from Gribbin Head (long walk from car park), Black Head, Maenease Point, Goran Haven and Pencarrow. Rame Head. Queener Point in Whitsand Bay
Special care must be taken.

Sea Fishing

Boats available from Fowey, Mevagissey and Looe. Looe is fast becoming a household name for big game fishing for blue and portbeagle shark. Other marks fish well for ling, cod, bream and conger.

Looe in South East Cornwall, is an ideal spot for sea fishing, with Mackerel, Pilchard, Red and Grey Mullet, Pollack, Ling Coalfish, Cod, Sea Bass, Pouting, Wrasse, John Dory, Whiting Gurnard, Squid, Cuttlefish, Dogfish, Conger, Sharks (various species) all being caught in the local waters.

A number of boats offer Mackerel fishing trips from 2½ hours upwards, both during the day and early evening. These boats operate offshore in the bay, rods and bait provided.

Reef and Wreck fishing is available is available on the larger boats and Shark and Conger fishing commences at the beginning of June. The Sharks are tagged and released for conservation and scientific study.

Pentewan Beach near Mevagissey

Beach Fishing

Garfish, conger, mackerel, wrasse and pollack can all be caught from beaches in this area from Cawsand, Whitsand Bay, Seaton, Downderry, Plaidy Beach and Wallace Beach.

For flatfish try Par, Porthpean, Pentewan, Gorran Haven, Penare and Boswinger beaches. Early morning and late evening will avoid the bathers.

The docks at Par provide good jetty fishing, permit needed.

River Fishing (tidal)

The River Fowey offers some excellent marks including the Blockhouse at the mouth of the river on the Polruan side

The River Tamar offers numerous productive marks including:
Toproint, Wilcove, Saltash quay & pontoon, Landulph, Halton Quay, Cotehele Quay.

River, Game and Stillwater Fishing

The River Fowey, 2 miles at Lanhydrock, for salmon and sea trout 1st April to 30th September.

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout from the East and West Looe Rivers (also Rivers Fowey, Lynher, Inny, Seaton and Camel) from 1st April to 15th Dec.

Tidal Ford on The East Looe River

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout on the River Fowey from 1st April to 15th December. Day & weekly tickets on sale at Rogers Tackle Shop, Bodmin; Tackle Shop, St. Austell; Penhaligons Newsagents, Lostwithiel.

Siblyback Lake - Fly Fishing

Siblyback Water Park and Colliford Lake for traditional fly fishing for stocked rainbows at Siblyback (bank and boat) and traditional fly fishing for natural brown trout at Colliford (bank fishing only). Ample car parking. Peninsula gift shop and tea room. Siblyback Season 1st April to 31st October. Colliford Season 15th March to 12th October.