Scad (Horse Mackerel) Fishing in Cornwall

Night into late summer/autumn; small sabikis under a float or slowly jigged; harbour end lights help; flooding tide.

After dark under harbour lights; small sabikis tipped with fish, slow retrieve. Peak late summer-autumn, top of flood into first ebb.

Dusk into dark late summer/autumn; small sabikis or size 8 hooks with slivers of mackerel under a float. Work along the outer wall on the flood.

Summer–autumn nights from the outer wall; small metals or sabikis worked midwater on the flooding tide. Keep gear light.

Late summer/autumn nights; small sabikis under a float or jigged under harbour lights on a flooding tide; tip with mackerel strip.

Late summer-autumn after dark; fish small sabikis under a float in the light line or slow retrieve tiny mackerel strips mid-water.

Dusk into dark late summer–autumn. Small metals or float-fished mackerel strip; slow, steady retrieve. Use small hooks (size 6–10).

Late summer nights; sabikis or small metals under a float near any lights on the flood. Use size 6-10 hooks and slow retrieve.

Small sabikis under a float or micro-metals at dusk into darkness, late summer–autumn; fish the flood in the tidal stream.

After dark late summer-autumn; tiny sabikis or size 6-10 hooks tipped with mackerel, fished mid-water under a light on the flood.

Late summer/autumn nights around the harbour lights; small sabikis or size 6-8 hooks tipped with mackerel. Slow retrieve through midwater on the flood.

Dusk into dark in late summer. Small metals or sabikis with a glow bead, fished mid-water in the tide run. Steady retrieve.

After dark in late summer/autumn; small sabikis or single size 6–8 hooks tipped with fish strip. Work mid-water over deep water from the point on the flood.

Small sabikis or size 6–8 hooks at dusk/night, mid-water on a flooding tide late summer–autumn. A headlamp light can draw them in.

Late summer nights; small sabikis tipped with fish strip under a float or slow-jigged near the surface off the rocks on the flood.

Late summer/autumn after dark; small sabikis or 10–20 g metals worked high in the water on the flood.

After dark late summer–autumn. Small sabikis or 2–3 inch soft lures worked midwater on a slow retrieve. Best on the flood and at high water; add a small glow bead.

Late summer/autumn nights; small sabikis under a float or lightly jigged near harbour lights on the flood.

Late summer nights; small sabikis under a float or slowly jigged metals midwater. A headtorch light can draw them in.

Autumn nights; small metals or sabikis tipped with fish, worked midwater under any light. Best on the flood.

After dark in late summer/autumn; small sabikis or 10–20 g metals retrieved slowly midwater. Best first of the flood near the tide race.

Late summer–autumn evenings into dark; small metals or sabiki under a float; fish mid-water over deep ledges on the flood; add a glow bead.

Dusk into dark late summer–autumn; small sabikis or micro metals worked midwater from the rocks. Add a glow bead and keep baits moving.

LRF metals or small sabikis after dark tight to the headland; autumn nights on the flood/early ebb. Add a glow bead; keep fish high to avoid kelp.

Dusk/night; float or sabikis with small mackerel strip, fish midwater over sand/rock edges. A small glow bead can help.