I`m going sea-fishing in Cornwall in mid August. Would appreciate some advice on what bait and tackle to use.

Question

What fish would I expect to catch? Where is the best area to go?

Answer 1

Visit local tackle/bait shops,they give the best local advice,a lot depends on which fish are about at the time

Answer 2

If you are going sea fishing the best way to do it is to go out on a half day or full day fishing trip where the bait and tackle are supplied. Plus the captains of the fishing boats know all the best areas to fish. You can expect to catch a wide variety of fish including Dog Fish, Tope, Bull Huss, Whiting, Mackerel, Plaice to name just a few.

Answer 3

rock fishing will be the best way of fishing in cornwall, take two rods with you one for bottom fishing and one for lure fishing,rotten bottom rigs running ledger 2 ounce weight and peeler or soft crab,as for lure fishing experiment with plugs ,poppers and redgill eels about 4ft behind a bubble float early morning or a hour before darkness

Answer 4

Boat or from the Shore..?

Shore fishing ... 1 x hook with a break-away of 6 oz... ( With a shock leader of 50Ib and a reel line of 14Ib....). fresh Lugg worm / Squid or Crab ( The best bass bate )
But you will need a good cast of 100yards + .

Boat... 50Ib main line ....2 hook on a Running ledger... full of Lugg worm or Crab
As for fish ... shore .. Place / Bass / whiteing ....etc
As for fish ... Boat ...Big Bass ( 6lb+ ) ....Place ....Tope ( Kin Big 14Ib+ )... with tope a very strong wire trace ...

Hope this helps .

Answer 5

i would say peeler crab as bait and would expect some decent bass. would also try float fishing as well using a pike float,great fun and god no,s what you could catch down there.