A new coastline to explore
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Painted Ray Fishing in Cornwall
Cornwall has 3 shore marks rated for painted ray. They're ranked below by how strongly painted ray show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
When to go
In season now
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Best months: Apr–Oct · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
Tide Fish the flood
Time of day Night sessions clearly outfish daylight
Best painted ray marks in Cornwall
Ranked by how strongly painted ray show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Porthcurno Beach
Reliable for painted ray
Edges of sand/gravel; evening into darkness, neap tides help. Medium cast with sandeel or squid strip. Summer peak.
Pendower Beach
Reliable for painted ray
Sandeel or squid on pulley rigs to sand patches beside the reef at dusk into night; summer–autumn on a flooding tide.
Portnadler Bay
Worth a try for painted ray
Target clean patches by either cove; long-range sandeel baits on neaps, dusk into dark. Summer to early autumn.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
Tactics for painted ray
Top baits, best first
- Sandeel
- Squid
- Mackerel Strip
- Bluey (Pacific Saury)
Rigs that work, best first
- Pulley Pennel Dropper
- Up and Over
- Long & Low
Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Painted Ray species guide.