Pouting Fishing in Cornwall

After dark; small hooks with rag/squid fished straight down the wall. Regular on the flood, especially late summer-winter.

After dark over deep rough ground; small mackerel or rag strips on size 2-4 hooks; most reliable on the flood.

Plentiful at dusk/night. Two-hook flappers with small fish baits dropped into rough ground on the mid-flood. Short casts often best.

Very common over rough ground; two-hook paternoster with small mackerel/squid strips fished just off bottom at dusk or night.

Small strips of mackerel or worm on 2–3 hook paternoster into rough ground after dark; best on the flood.

Year-round nights; fish small baits tight to the wall/structure on a simple running rig. Expect quick bites close in.

After dark around rough ground. Small strips of mackerel or squid on size 4-2 hooks, 2-hook flapper. HW into first of ebb.

Small fish or worm baits to reef edges; short to medium casts. Best after dusk on the flood. Year-round.

Evenings over rough ground; small strips of mackerel or rag on size 2s just off the bottom. Steady on the flood.

After dark over mixed ground; small mackerel or worm baits on size 2 hooks, cast just off the wall on the flood or first of the ebb.

Evenings into dark over rough ground; small strips of mackerel or worm on 1-2 hook flappers dropped down the wall. Best mid to high water.

Night over rough ground; rag or fish strips on small hooks; fish down the side on neaps; regular but often small.

Small strips or worm on a 2–3 hook paternoster near bottom at dusk/night around rough ground on the flood.

After dark from the rocky ends; small fish or worm baits on size 2-4 hooks, keep baits just off rough ground; fish the flood and high water year-round.

Mixed rough ground straight off; small mackerel or squid strips on 2-hook flappers at night on the flood. Keep baits just off the kelp.

Small strips of mackerel or worm on size 2-4 hooks over rough ground; most active after dark, autumn-winter.

After dark over rough ground. Small mackerel/squid strips on a 2‑hook paternoster, baits just off the bottom. Flooding tide fishes best.

Night fishing with small strips of mackerel or worm close to the bottom in rough ground and gullies; frequent bites on the flood.

Two-hook paternoster with rag or squid strips into deeper holes at dusk or night; short casts to avoid snags. Year-round.

Regular at night over rough ground; small fish/squid baits on size 2–4 hooks. Fish downtide into gullies an hour either side of high.

Small strips of squid or rag tipped with fish fished tight to the wall into rough ground. Evening/night on the flood, year-round.

Small fish/worm baits on a 2-hook flapper into mixed rough ground at dusk/night; bites year-round, stronger in winter. Short casts find them.

Small fish or worm baits dropped into rough ground edges at dusk/night from the rocks. Short casts, keep gear just off the bottom.

Evenings/nights over rough ground; small fish baits or rag on size 2s, keep rigs just off bottom to reduce snags. Flood tide best.

After dark over rough ground; two-hook paternoster with worm or squid slivers. Neap tides help reduce drag and snags.