Fishing for Trout, Seatrout and Salmon
Crowdy Reservoir near Camelford has rainbow and brown trout with a permit, 115 acre South West Water trout fishery, stocked with brown trout fry, supplemented with rainbows. Fly, spinning and bait fishing zoned. Season mid-March to mid-October. Permit obtained from Spar Shop, Camelford. Tel: 01840 212356.
The River Fowey – has a season for sea trout and salmon from April 1 to Sept 30 on a 2 mile stretch near Lanhydrock. Information from 01208 74281. Day tickets for other stretches from Rogers Tackle shop Bodmin (01208 72659) The Fowey rises near the highest point of Bodmin Moor from which it flows south then turns to the west, and finally south again through Lostwithiel to its long estuary. This is another late salmon river with good sea trout fishing as well.
Course Fishing
Bude Canal has coarse available. Tel: 01288 361399.
Porth Reservoir, Newquay. 40 acres, SWW fishery, bream, rudd, tench, roach, perch, eels, and carp. Open all year, 24 hour day, day permits £3.50 from self-service unit at car park. Tel: 01837 871575
Dutson Water near Launceston. Tel: 01566 772607.
Tredidon Barton Lake near Launceston. Tel: 01566 86288.
Sea Fishing
Rock Fishing: Pentire Point, Trevose Head, Rumps point, Daymer Bay all provide good rock fishing for mackerel, wrasse, pollack, garfish, trigger fish, plaice, turbot and bass. Float fishing and spinning are best in summer months but bottom fishing with sand eel ragworm lugworm, peeler crab all provide good sport.
Rock Fishing Trips, Rock. Fishing Trips Running daily From Rock in the beautiful camel estuary of North Cornwall. Tel: 07723 360 902
Beach Fishing: The beaches get very crowded! Try a little further afield Watergate Bay Constantine, Bedruthan Steps.
Boat Fishing: Both North (Padstow, Rock, Newquay) and South Coast (Fowey, Looe, Mevagissey) have charter boats. The South coast tends to be more sheltered from the weather which frequently makes North coast trips too uncomfortable (and dangerous). We suggest you contact the Harbour Commissioners of the towns and ask for advice. They will need you to give them an idea of: party size, ages, half day or whole day, inshore or deep water fishing; they will be able to refer you to those available.
Padstow Harbor Commissioners Tel: 01841 532239.
Newquay Harbor Commissioners Tel: 01637 872809.
Fish Newquay – for shark, wreck, and reef fishing. Tel: 07974 021796.