Flounder Fishing in Cornwall

Winter in the Hayle channel; short casts with rag/lug on a running ledger. Best on last of the ebb and first push of flood; keep rigs static.

Rag or lug on light flappers/long traces in the channels over sand; best on the flood and first of the ebb. Winter into spring. Slow, regular recasts to search the gullies.

Fish the channel edges on neap–mid floods. Light leads and 2-hook flappers with rag/lug so baits creep in the tide. Best late autumn–spring.

Short casts to gutters and near the stream outflow. Small rag/maddies; steady tide flow fishes best.

Winter in the Gannel channels; small lug or rag on running ledger with beads. Best on last of ebb and first of flood near seams and drop-offs.

Late autumn–spring. Small rag/lug or maddies; cast into channels by the river mouth on ebb or first of flood. Use light rigs.

Autumn-winter near the stream outflow; ragworm or crab on a long flowing trace. Short casts 10-40 m on the flood to high.

Winter to early spring. Small lug/rag on 2-hook flappers into channel runs from the beach; let baits sit then inch back on the ebb.

Autumn–winter near the river mouth; short casts with lug/rag or crab. Best mid to high water on a flooding tide after rain.

Autumn–winter. Lug/rag or crab tipped with mackerel on long snoods; cast to channels from mid-tide down. Slow retrieve or inch back with the tide.

Target the river outflow and inner beach with small rag/lug tipped with mackerel; slow retrieve; autumn-winter on the flood.

Autumn-spring; gently lob rag or lug to the channel edge on the harbour side at slack or first push. Use long snoods and minimal lead.

Autumn–winter near the river mouth; light running rig with lug or rag. Cast to channels on last of the ebb and first of the flood.

Calmer surf, winter–spring; short lob rag or lug into the first gutter on the flood. Use plain leads to let bait wander.

Winter in the creek; light ledger with rag/lug or peeler along muddy channels on the flood and first of the ebb. After rain can fish well.

Autumn–spring near the stream outflow and inner gutter. Rag/lug or crab on a running ledger; last of ebb into first of flood.

Calm conditions; lug/rag or peeler on a long-trace running ledger; short casts over sandy troughs; moving water on the flood.

Rag or lug on a running trace cast to channel edges; best on last of the ebb and first push, autumn to winter. Keep baits static.

Lug or rag close in on the edge of the surf, slow-moving neap tides; best late autumn to winter.

Autumn–winter. Small rag/lug on light flappers, gentle lobs to gutters and stream outflows. Ebb to low and first flood fish best.

Autumn–spring around the stream mouth. Small rag/peeler on light rigs; slow retrieve across the sand on last of the flood and first of ebb.

Autumn–winter; short casts into gutters along the surf line; ragworm or small crab; slow retrieve to search.

Near the stream and inside gutters; small rag or sandeel strips on 2-hook flapper. Best in winter, last of the ebb into first flood.

Near the Hayle estuary mouth on a making tide; small rag/lug on a running ledger, short cast. Best late autumn–spring.

Winter near the stream mouth. Small ragworm or crab on light gear; slow retrieve across the sand on last of ebb into first flood.