Cornwall is renowned for fishing - both sea fishing around the beautiful coastline and game fishing in the rivers, as well as the many ponds and lakes offering coarse fishing.

Our nearest river is the River Fowey, which rises from high up on Bodmin Moor and travels down through Lostwithiel to its long estuary. Salmon and trout can be found in the River Fowey; Lerryn is the largest tributary of the river. Other popular rivers for fishing locally are the Camel, which also rises on Bodmin Moor, but heads up to the north coast at Padstow, and also the East and West Looe rivers.

There are many marks in and around Fowey itself that can be excellent at the right time. There are also fishing trips available and boats for hire. Along the coast from Fowey there are many places to try your luck such as Gribbin Head and Par. Nearby, Mevagissey and Looe are both very well renowned for fishing.

There are lots of good websites with information about fishing in Cornwall and the local area, and it’s well worth doing your homework before you come, to get information about the best places to go and the visitor permits or fees that may be required. Most permits are available from local tackle shops or angling associations. Some of the contact information below will be useful, although by no means exhaustive!

Fishing Trips

Mackerel Fishing Trips on 'Luna Blue', from Fowey

From Fowey Town Quay you can take mackerel fishing trips on the Luna Blue, licenced to carry up to six people. The boat goes out most days from early April to early October. There are up to four trips a day, each lasting about two hours. To book a place contact Steve Perrin on 07853 201596 or the Fishing Tackle Shop in Fowey on 01726 833327

Fishing on 'The Swallow', from Looe

The Swallow is a spacious, stable boat offering shark fishing, and reef and wreck fishing. Contact Murray Collings on 01503 265837 or 07831 616316

Fisheries

Snowland Angling Centre

Snowland Angling Centre is located close to Penhale Park, in Par, and has three lakes of mixed fishing including tench, bream, carp, perch and roach. The lakes are in a woodland setting and there is a coffee shop and a tackle shop on site.

Snowlands Angling Centre
Par Farm
Par
Cornwall
PL24 2AE
Tel: 01726 825058 / 07598 392278
Website: www.snowlandfisheries.co.uk
Email: manager@snowlandfisheries.co.uk
Distance: 2 miles

Innis Fly Fishery

Innis fly fishery is a three lake complex spread over 15 acres, situated near to the Eden Project. The lakes are freshly stocked each week with well grown trout from home grown stocks, and fishing is allowed from 8 am to dusk every day. Facilities include toilets, casting tuition and a well stocked tackle shop.

Innis Fly Fishery
Innis Moor
Penwithick
St Austell
Cornwall
PL26 8YH
Tel: 01726 851162
Website: www.innis-fly-fishery.co.uk
Email: innis@tiscali.co.uk
Distance: 6 miles

Temple Trout Fishery

At Temple they have two lakes of 2.7 and 4.5 acres, with depths of between 11 and 20 feet. Positioned in a sheltered site on Bodmin Moor, the remains of an old china clay pit, you can see remnants of the industrial past such as an old Beam Engine Pump hidden amongst the trees.

Temple Trout Fishery
Temple Road
Temple
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 4HW
Tel: 01208 821730/07787 704966
Distance: 17 miles

Tackle Shops

Mevagissey Shark and Angling Centre
West Wharf
Mevagissey
PL26 6UJ
Tel: 01726 843430

Lostwithiel Angling Centre
22 Queen Street
Lostwithiel
Tel: 01208 873392

Rogers Tackle Shop (Stan Mays Store)
Higher Bore Street
Bodmin
PL31 1JS
Tel: 01208 78006‎

Tremar Tropicals
11 Market Street
Liskeard
PL14 3JH
Tel: 01579 343 177

River Fishing Permits

Lerryn

1200m of single bank. Day permits for Trout, Sea Trout and occasional Salmon. £5 per day.

Tel: 01579 372140

Liskeard & District Angling Club (Fowey)

23 miles of the Rivers Fowey, Lynher, Inny, Seaton and West Looe. A map of the waters are provided with the ticket. Salmon and sea trout. Visitor tickets from: Tremar Tropicals Shop, Liskeard; Rogers Tackle Shop, Bodmin; East Looe Chandlers, East Looe; Fishing Mayhem, Liskeard; Osborne and Cragg, Plymouth. £20 per day or £55 per week.

Tel: 01503 220503

Lanhydrock Angling Association

2 miles on the river Fowey, with permits for trout and salmon fishing. £15 per day or £30 per week. There is also about a mile of free fishing south of Respryn bridge, near Lanhydrock.

Tel: 01208 265950