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Pollock are caught all around Cornwall including Cape Cornwall, Padstow area headlands, Port Isaac, Boscastle & Tintagel, Porthcurno, Lamorna, Sennen, The Lizard, the rocks off...

Sandy beaches and estuaries are the best locations to fish for plaice and other flat fish

Pilchards (also known as Cornish Sardines) are silver with a dark back and tail. The tail has a deep fork.

Sandy beaches and estuaries are the best locations to fish for megrim and other flat fish

Mackerel can be caught all around Cornwall but some suggestions are: Padstow area headlands, Port Isaac, Boscastle, Mullion, Porthcurno, Lamorna, Sennen, The Lizard, the rocks o...

Sandy beaches and estuaries are the best locations to fish for dover sole and other flat fish

Good places to catch gilthead bream in Cornwall are Helford and Mevagissey

ling are long and slender. Mottled green and brown in colour with white belly. There is a dark blotch at the rear of both dorsal fins. The second dorsal fin is feathery and reac...

Sandy beaches and estuaries are the best locations to fish for sole and other flat fish

Silver sides and underneath with dark head and gills. The topside is greeny blue. They have large scales for the size of the fish which are easily detached.

Good places to catch thick lipped grey mullet in Cornwall are the Hayle estuary, Helford river, Falmouth, Flushing and Charlestown

Good places to catch garfish in Cornwall are Mullion, St Keverne, Coverack, Mevagissey

Sandy beaches and estuaries are the best locations to fish for flounder and other flat fish

Good places to catch dogfish in Cornwall are Tintagel & Trebarwith Strand, Port Isaac, Porthtowan, Porthcurno, Lamorna, Newlyn, Mousehole, Porthleven, Mullion, the Roseland and...

Sandy beaches and estuaries are the best locations to fish for dab and other flat fish

Good places to catch conger in Cornwall are the rocks between Mousehole & Newlyn, Mevagissey, Sennen, Mullion, Lizard, rocks off Porthtowan, Tintagel & Trebarwith Strand and som...

Good places to catch cod in Cornwall are Boscastle, the headlands in the Padstow area, Perranporth and the Penzance area.

Good places to catch black bream in Cornwall are Helford and Mevagissey