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Fishing in Mevagissey Fishing on Mevagissey harbour wall is excellent from both the lighthouse harbour and from the left-hand side. By the lighthouse, mackerel shoot past in massive shoals in late springtime. Pollack and wrasse cruise around the kelp and a myriad of mini species surprise anglers with their occasional presence. On a stormy evening,

Fishing in St Ives In one sentence, your best bet fishing in St Ives is either to target mackerel in the daytime with feathers or else to target big bass while night fishing. There are loads of other species around too and an incredible coastline to explore, but bass and mackerel are the staple species.

Fishing in Padstow | A locals guide Padstow has an extraordinary range of fishing – you can go shore fishing along the rugged coastline, fish the Camel estuary or from surf beaches. There are also boat fishing trips you can hop aboard from the harbour. We interviewed local fishing guide, Lee Wicks, of the Emma

Fishing in Newquay Fishing in Newquay has been going on far longer of course than the modern obsession with surfing. While the waves at Newquay are now more famous for riding, there are bass lurking beneath. Historically, the main commercial species was pilchard, but those are rarely caught today. The charter boats out of Newquay

Fishing in Looe Looe offers estuary, harbour and rock fishing. You can target mullet while ledgering around the harbour area and can target bass from the rocks on the West side. Further up the estuary, there’s great flounder fishing to be had with worm baits, as well as Bream, more mullet, bass and perhaps gurnard.

Fishing in Fowey Fowey is buzzing with aquatic life all year round, with an abundance of species that suit anglers with a variety of approaches. Whether you’re sea fishing, rock fishing or fishing from the beach, fishing in the river or on a boat trip further out, you could be hooking into bass, squid, flatfish

Fishing in Falmouth Fishing in Falmouth is excellent and the area is home to a lot of pretty serious anglers, both for shore fishing and boat fishing. The lure fishing scene is well developed with fly fishing for bass and spinning for bass being possible from the rocks around the estuary, as well as fishing