Starry Smoothhound Fishing in Cornwall

Summer evenings on the flood. Peeler crab on light pulley/flowing traces; target crab-rich sand bars. Clear water and neaps help.

Late spring–summer on peeler/hardback crab. Fish dusk on the flood into high across gutters and sand patches; 2/0–3/0 hooks on long snoods.

Late May-Sep; peeler crab is key. Fish the flood to high from guttered sand or near rocky margins. 2/0-3/0 hooks, 20-60 m casts.

Late spring–autumn; peeler/hard crab baits. Flooding tide into the estuary mouth; 50–100 yds over clean sand in gentle surf.

Peeler or hardback crab on running ledger into channel edges at dusk on a flooding tide, late spring to autumn. Use strong hooks and smooth drags.

Evening into dark in summer; peeler crab on pulley rigs. Target sand-rock transitions on the flood.

Late spring–autumn evenings. Peeler crab baits on light pulley rigs. Fish the first half of the flood in mild surf; keep hooks sharp and snoods long.

June–Sept on the flood. Peeler crab baits over clean sand at medium range; dusk into dark often best.

Late spring–summer nights. Fresh peeler/soft crab on 3/0–4/0 running rig over clean ground; fish the flood around dusk.

Late spring–autumn on peeler crab baits; fish the clean ground between rock patches. Best on a mid–flood to high, dusk into dark.

June–Sept over clean sand with peeler crab. First two hours of the flood into dusk; long traces and light leads help presentation.

Late spring–autumn on peeler or soft crab over clean sand. Dusk into night on the flood; cast just beyond first bar. Use grip leads in surf.

June-Sep on peeler crab cast to the sand channels. Best on the flood into dusk; light surf helps. Use 2/0-3/0 hooks and a smooth drag.

Late spring-early autumn at dusk on the flood. Fresh peeler crab in the deeper estuary run; 20-30 lb mono trace. Return females.

Late spring–autumn. Peeler crab baits to the channel edges on mid–flood into dusk. Clean sand; light running rig.

June–Sept on the flood and into dusk. Peeler crab on 2/0–3/0 to clean patches between the rocky ends; keep tackle light and let leads roll.

Late spring–autumn, dusk into dark. Peeler crab on pulley rigs. First half of flood over sandbanks and gullies.

Late spring–summer evenings over sand runs; peeler crab on pulley rigs. Fish the first of the flood to high; strong hooklengths, subtle leads for bite detection.

Late spring–autumn evenings on the flood. Fresh peeler crab on strong mono snoods; fish the first gutter and let the lead hold steady.

Late spring–autumn nights; fresh peeler or hard crab. Cast beyond surf tables on the flood; neaps often best.

Warm months; peeler crab baits over sand/patchy ground at dusk on a flooding tide. Long casts help. Calm seas favoured.

Calm summer evenings on a flooding tide. Peeler crab baits clipped down and cast to the outer bar; keep gear light and use long snoods.

Crab baits from sand near rocks at dusk into night; flood to high. Jun-Sep. Use 2-3/0 pennel and light grip leads.

Late spring–summer evenings; peeler crab at medium range over sand near the rock edges. Flood tide.

Mixed ground/sand late spring–summer on peeler crab; evening floods. Use light grip leads and a smooth drag.