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Smoothhound Fishing in Cornwall

Cornwall has 11 shore marks rated for smoothhound. They're ranked below by how strongly smoothhound 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

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Best months: May–Sep · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.

Tide Fish the flood

Time of day Night sessions clearly outfish daylight

Best smoothhound marks in Cornwall

Ranked by how strongly smoothhound show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.

Great Perhaver Beach Reliable for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Crab baits (peeler/hardback) on clean sand from mid-beach. Late spring to autumn evenings, flood to high. Keep leads gripped; light surf helps.
Longrock Beach Reliable for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Late spring-summer; fresh peeler crab on strong snoods. Fish the flood over clean sand at 30-60 m; bites are fast runs, set a soft drag.
Menabilly Beach Reliable for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Ledger peeler crab on clean sand patches at dusk, late spring–autumn; light grip leads and long snoods.
Penzance Promenade Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Late spring–summer nights; peeler crab on 3/0 hooks, cast beyond the first breaker onto sand; fish the flood into dusk.
Downderry Beach Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Peeler crab on clean patches at range on an evening flood. May-Sep; neap tides often best.
Porthpean Beach Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Summer evenings; peeler crab baits on pulley rigs from the sand close to reef edges. Flood tide into dusk.
Penhale Sands Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Late May–Sep; peeler crab on running ledger/pulley. Fish evening floods in gutters; release promptly.
Crinnis Beach Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Late spring–autumn; peeler crab on pulley/flowing traces; cast to sandbanks/gullies at dusk on making tides.
Keneggy Sands Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Evenings in summer. Peeler crab baits on the sand/rough ground line, 40–80m. Best on the flood towards HW.
Loe Bar Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Late spring–summer nights on peeler or soft crab. Fish moderate surf, first of the flood; 3/0 hooks, light mono snoods.
Portmellon Beach Worth a try for smoothhound
Today 65 Good

Late spring–summer; peeler crab baits at medium range over sand/patchy rock on the flood, dusk into dark.

Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.

Tactics for smoothhound

Top baits, best first

  1. Peeler Crab
  2. Soft Crab
  3. Hardback Crab
  4. Hermit Crab

Rigs that work, best first

  1. Pulley Pennel Rig
  2. Running Ledger
  3. Up and Over

Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Smoothhound species guide.

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