Fishing in Cornwall  

THE NORTH COAST

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. Contact: Mr D Harris, Hon Sec. Bude & District Sea Angling Association, 3 Quarry Close, Bude. Tel: (01288) 353794.

Beach Fishing

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 flat fish. Contact: Mr D Harris (see above).

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. Day tickets from Bude Sports and Bude Angling Supplies, Queen Street, Bude. Contact: Hon Sec, Bude Angling Association, 29 West Park Road, Bude. Tel: (01288) 352385.

Lower Tamar Lake offers budget fishing for rainbow and brown trout. A South West Water reservoir, day permits are available from the self-service unit in the Lower Tamar car park. Season is from 15th March to 12th October from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. The Tamar Lakes Water Park has good car parking, picnic area, Peninsula. Gifts shop and tea room, children's play area and choice of walks. Contact: Ranger Ashley Starr, Sparapark, Upper Tamar Lake, Kilkhampton, Bude. Tel: (01288) 312262.

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. Permits from The Spar Shop, Camelford. Tel: (01840) 212356.

Bodmin is the centre for salmon sea trout and brown trout on the River Camel. Daily and weekly permits from Mr D Odgers, Gwendreath, Dunmere, Bodmin (SAE please). Tel: (01208) 76484. Yearly membership available from the Bodmin Anglers Assoc. Club Secretary, Mr R Burrows, 25 Meadow Place, Bodmin. Tel: (01208) 75513.

Fenwick Trout Fishery, Old Coach Road, Dunmere, Bodmin. Tel: (01208) 78296. Open all year. Contact: Mr N Baxter.

The River Fowey, 2 miles at Lanhydrock, for salmon and sea trout from 1st April to 30th Sept. Contact: The Hon Sec, Lanhydrock Angling Association, The Estate Office, Lanhydrock Park, Bodmin. Tel: (01208) 74281.

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. Permits from Looe Pet Supplies, Buller Street, Looe. Tel: (01503) 263535. Contact: Mr N Snell.

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout on the River Fowey from 1st April to 15th December. Permits from Mr F Cox, 6 Cott Road, Lostwithiel. Tel: (01208) 872136. Day & weekly tickets on sale at Rogers Tackle Shop, Bodmin; Tackle Shop, St. Austell; Penhaligons Newsagents, Lostwithiel.

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout on the River Inny, near Launceston from 1st March to 14th October. Permits from Mr D Broad, Homeleigh Garden Centre, Dutson, Launceston. Tel: (01566) 773147. Early and late are the best times in the season for salmon with sea trout in the middle months.

Coarse Fishing

Upper Tamar Lake, Kilkhampton offers 81 acres stocked with rudd, carp, tench, bream and dace. Open all the year, day and night tickets are available. Contact: Reg England, Peninsula Fisheries Manager. Tel: (01837) 871565.

Bude Canal has roach, rudd, dace, perch, tench, carp and bream. Close season 1 st April to 31 st May. Contact: Mr M J Colwill, Hon. Sec. Bude Canal Angling Association, Hele Grove, Hele Bridge Road, Marhamchurch, Bude. Tel: (01288) 361399.

Dutson Water, 1.5 miles north of Launceston on the A388, for mirror, common (many doubles), crucian, tench, bream, golden orfe, rudd, etc. No ground bait. Parking and toilets adjacent to lake. Contact: Mr & Mrs E J Broad, Tamar View, Lower Dutson Farm, Launceston. Tel: (01566) 772607 / 776456.

Tredidon Barton Lake, 5 miles west of Launceston on A395 for two well stocked lakes with carp, tench, roach, bream and ghost carp. Contact: Mr P Jones. Tel: (01566) 86288 / 86463.

Bolingey Lake, near Perranporth. 4 acres of coarse fishing for carp, tench, roach, perch and eels from 1 hour before sunset to 1 hour after. No close season. Contact: Mr J Castle. Tel: (01872) 572388.

Trevella Park, Crantock. Two on-site coarse fishing lakes of 1 and 3 acres and another 1.5 acre lake nearby. Contact: Mr B Templeman. Tel. (01637) 830308.

Porth Reservoir, near Newquay.40 acres stocked with bream, rudd, tench and carp. 5eason open all year (24 hours). Self-service permits in car park. Contact: Reg England. Tel: (01837) 871565

THE FAR WEST

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

Drift Reservoir, Penzance offers 65 acres of fly fishing for brown and rainbows. Season is from 1 st April to 12th October. Newsletter available on request. Contact: Mr T Shorland. Tel: (01736) 63869.

Coarse Fishing

Boscathnoe, nr. Penzance is an old established fishery producing a good mixed bag of fish. Open ail year. Contact: Reg England. Tel: (01392) 443362.

St. Erth Fishery, St. Erth, Penzance has a 2.5 acre lake for large carp, tench, bream and roach. Open all year. Contact: Newtown Angling Centre. Tel: (01736) 763721.

Bill's Pool, St. Erth, Penzance is a 2 acre lake for roach, tench, rudd, bream and eels. Contact: Newtown Angling Centre. Tel: (01736) 763721.

Choone Farm, St. Buryan, Penzance offers 2 lakes with carp, tench, rudd and roach. Contact: Mr V B Care. Tel: (01736) 810220.

Bussow, nr St Ives is popular with holiday anglers. Open all year,24 hrs a day. Contact: Reg England. Tel: (01837) 871565).

SOUTH COAST

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.

Sea Fishing

Many chartered boats are available from Falmouth, particularly on Prince of Wales Pier and through the local tackle shops. Most harbours in this area have many boats which sail from them.

River Game & Stillwater Trout Fishing

Gwarnick Mill Fly Fishing Lake is 1.5 acres, stocked with rainbow trout at St. Allen, Truro. Tel: (01872) 540487.

Argal Reservoir, Penryn has 65 acres of fly fishing for stocked rainbows. Season 1 st April to 31st October. Boats are available along with an Allenard Mk II for wheel chair bound and handicapped anglers. There is a picnic area. facilities for the disabled, toilets, play area and wooded walks. Contact: Ranger David Long. Tel: (01579) 342366.

Stithians Reservoir off the A393 Penryn / Redruth Road has 274 zoned acres offering all types fishing for natural brown and rainbows. Season 15th March to 12th October. Contact: David Long. Tel: (01579) 342366.

Coarse Fishing

Trenestrall Lake at St. Mawes has 2 acres for roach, carp and tench on the King Harry Ferry road (call at farmhouse at Trenestrall for directions to the lake). Contact: Mr W Plamer. Tel: (01872) 501259.

College Reservoir, nr. Penryn is a renowned carp and pike fishery. Open all year 24 hrs a day. Season permits available. Contact: Reg England. Tel (01837) 871565.

Middle Boswin, Porkellis off the A394 Falmouth/Helston Road is open all year for common, mirror, carp, tench, roach, rudd and perch. Contact: Newtown Angling Centre, Newtown, Germoe, Penzance. Tel: (01736) 763721.

Wheal Grey, Praa Sands, Penzance has a 4 acre lake stocked with rudd, roach, bream, carp, perch, tench, gudgeon and eels. Open all year. Contact: Newtown Angling Centre. Tel: (01736) 763721

EAST COAST

Rock Fishing

Good rock fishing from Gribbin Head (long walk from car park), Black Head, Maenease Point, Goran Haven and Pencarrow. Special care must be taken. Contact Miss R Romlin, Hon Sec, Polruan Sea Angling Club, 21 Fore Street Polruan. Tel: (01726) 870643.

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. Contact Fred Prynne, Par Angling Club, 78 Polgover Way, Par Lane, Par PL24 2RD Tel: (01726) 814773.

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.

River, Game and Stillwater Fishing

The River Fowey, 2 miles at Lanhydrock, for salmon and sea trout 1st April to 30th September. Contact: The Hon Sec, Lanhydrock Angling Association, The Estate Office, Lanhydrock Park, Bodmin. Tel: (01208) 74281.
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. Permits from Looe Pet Supplies, Buller Street, Looe. Tel: (01503) 263535. Contact: Mr N Snell.

Salmon, sea trout and brown trout on the River Fowey from 1 st April to 15th December. Permits from Mr F Cox, 6 Cott Road, Lostwithiel. Tel: (01208) 872136. Day & weekly tickets on sale at Rogers Tackle Shop, Bodmin; Tackle Shop, St. Austell; Penhaligons Newsagents, Lostwithiel.

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. Contact: Ranger David Long. Tel: (01579) 342366.

Coarse Fishing

Shillamill Lakes, Lanreath, Looe off the B3359 for common, mirror, crucian, carp, tench, perch, roach and rudd in the four lakes. No close season. Contact: Mr J Facey, Shillamill Lakes Country Club and Park. Tel: (01503) 220271.

St. Germans-Badham Farm, St Keyne, Liskeard for carp, tench, rudd and roach in 0.5 acre lake. Contact: Mr & Mrs P Cummins. Tel: (01579) 343572.

Crafthole, Nr Torpoint - 2 acres of excellent Carp fishing. Limited season permits and day permits available. Contact: Reg England (01837) 871565.

Mellonwatts Mill Fishery, Pensagillas Farm has a 2 acre pond on main roads from Grampound to Mevagissey. Crucian, common, mirror, carp, tench, roach, rudd and brown trout. Open all year dawn 'til dusk. Contact: Mr A Kent (01872) 53232.

 

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