Rock Goby Fishing in Cornwall

LRF in rockpools and ledges at mid-low water; tiny strips of rag or isome on size 12-16 dropped into gaps between weed-covered rocks. Very easy in clear, calm seas.

LRF with size 14-20 hooks and bits of rag or prawn among boulders and weedy margins at low to mid tide; year-round, best in summer.

LRF with size 16–20 hooks and tiny worm/prawn pieces around rockpools and weedy edges at mid tide; very localised.

Very common tight-in. Tiny hooks (size 10-14) with small rag or prawn pieces lowered into crevices at mid-high tide. Keep line off rocks.

LRF drop-shot/isome around boulders and ledges; bites right under the rod throughout the tide.

Micro-fish along boulder edges with small worm bits on size 12–16 hooks; gentle lift-and-hold over kelp.

LRF with size 12–16 hooks and tiny worm/shrimp baits in weedy rockpools and gullies. Mid-flood to high tide for easy action.

Size 10–14 hooks with small rag or prawn pieces; fish under your feet around ledges and boulders at low to mid tide. Lift, don’t drag, to avoid snags.

Tiny hooks (size 8-12) with small worm or prawn pieces in rock pools and ledges at mid-high water.

Size 10–14 hooks with tiny rag or squid slivers in kelp edges and rock holes on the flood. Great for species hunts.

Tiny hooks with bits of prawn or rag lowered into holes and weedy edges at low–mid water. Under-the-rod-tip.

Very common around weeded rocks; drop tiny rag/prawn or isome on size 14-16 straight down. Best mid-tide with some movement. Great for LRF.

Drop-shot or size 12–14 hooks with small worm slivers in rock pools and ledge edges; LW to mid-flood; calm, clear days.

LRF tactics: tiny hooks with rag/isome right under rock edges and kelp; bites at most states of tide, clearer water helps.

Small bits of rag or fish on size 14-16 close in among boulders and pools; steady bites on the flood in settled seas.

LRF in gullies/rockpools at mid–low tide; size 14–10 hooks with bits of rag or isome; tiny leads.

LRF around boulders and ledge edges at mid tide; tiny bits of rag or isome on size 14–18 hooks; drop straight down.

LRF in gullies at mid to high; size 14-18 hooks with isome or shrimp; drop into cracks along weeded rocks.

Small hooks with rag or mussel in weedy pools and boulder edges; best on the flood in clear, calm conditions.

Tiny hooks baited with worm/shrimp in rockpools and gullies on the flood; keep baits tight to structure.

Low tide mini-fishing around ledges and pools; tiny pieces of rag/squid on size 10–12, dropped straight down among holes.