Garfish Fishing in Cornwall

Calm, clear summer days; float a sliver of mackerel strip or small sandeel mid-water from the end on the flood. Long-shank size 6-8 helps unhooking.

Float a small mackerel strip or rag 4–6 ft under; cast beyond the weed line; late spring–autumn, best on neaps and bright days.

Float a sliver of mackerel or small lures in the top metre along the tide line; July–Oct, best on the flood at dusk.

Float tiny slivers of mackerel/sandeel set shallow from the rocks or beach lip; dawn/dusk on a flooding tide, late spring to autumn.

Float-fish small sandeel or mackerel strip in clear, calm seas; late spring–autumn when the tide runs along the headland.

Clear, calm summer evenings; float-fish a mackerel strip shallow or small spinners. Work tide edges near the point on the last of the flood/first of the ebb.

Float small mackerel strip or sandeel mid-water in clear water. Best on bright days or dusk, late spring–autumn, flooding tide.

Late spring–autumn; float a sliver of mackerel near the surface over clean patches; flood to high water with clear water.

Late spring to autumn. Float a sliver of mackerel near the surface over deeper water on a flooding tide. Long trace, small hooks; set 1–3 m deep.

Late spring-autumn; float-fish small mackerel or sandeel strips 4-8 ft deep over sand/weed edges on the flood. Dawn/dusk works well.

Float-fish small strip or sandeel at mid-water in calm, clear summer seas; best on the flood along tide rips off the point.

Clear, calm days; floatfish sandeel or mackerel strip, or small spoons. Near-surface on the flood in summer–autumn.

Float-fish small fish strips or sandeel mid-water over reef in clear, calm conditions; late spring to autumn on the flood.

Float-fish thin fish strip or small sandeel over clean water on calm days, mid to high tide, late spring to autumn. Strike a touch late.

May–Oct; float-fished small strips or sandeel at mid-depth along the outer wall on a rising tide; steady retrieve.

May-Oct; float a sliver of mackerel or sandeel 1-2 m deep outside the pier on a rising tide; keep the bait moving.

Late spring-autumn. Float a sliver of mackerel or small sandeel 4-8 ft down over clear water; dawn/evening on the flood.

Late spring to autumn; float a sliver of mackerel 2-3 ft below a float over clean patches on the flood. Keep bait near surface; strike gently.

Late spring to autumn; float-fished strip of mackerel or small sandeel; rising tide over clear water; cover water along the wall.

Late spring–autumn. Float-fish small strips mid-water over clean/reef edges on the flood in clear conditions.

Float small fish strip or sandeel just under the surface over weed lines on the flood; bright, calm summer days are best.

Late spring to autumn; float-fish a small fish strip at the surface, casting across the flow on the flood.

Late spring–autumn. Float-fish sandeel or strip 1–2 m deep along the breakwater on a flooding tide; clear water helps.

Late spring–autumn; float fish small strip or live sandeel off the harbour or points. Dusk on the flood in clear water.

Summer on a flooding tide; float-fished sliver of mackerel or small spinners near-surface along the wall.