Thornback Ray Fishing in Cornwall

Sandeel or squid on long traces cast to clean sand; evening/night, mid tide up. Keep baits static with grip leads.

Evenings into dark, spring/autumn, over sand. Sandeel or squid on a pulley pennel; fish edges of the reefs at mid–long range on a flooding tide.

Evening into night around springs; sandeel, mackerel or squid on a pulley-pennel. Cast 60-100 m to the troughs beyond the first bar; keep baits static.

Evening into night; sandeel or bluey on pulley rigs cast to clean sand; neap tides and little weed help; fish last of the flood into slack.

Spring to early summer; sandeel or squid on pulley rigs, cast to sand gullies from mid to high tide in a gentle swell.

Evening flood over clean sand; bluey, squid or sandeel on pulley rigs at medium range. Late winter-spring and again in autumn.

Evening flood into dusk. Sandeel or squid wrap on a pulley; cast 60–90 yd onto clean sand. Best spring and early autumn.

Occasional; calm nights in spring/autumn. Sandeel or crab on a pulley, medium range over sand.

After dark over clean sand at range; sandeel or bluey on a pulley rig. Best on the flood around high in spring-early summer.

Occasional over sand/patchy ground; fish squid or bluey at range. Evening highs in spring.

Occasional; bluey/squid or peeler at medium range after dusk. Spring–autumn on a flooding tide.

Occasional on dusk floods in spring. Cast sandeel or bluey to the deeper channel near the Doom Bar; use long low rigs and enough lead for tide.

Occasional from sandy patches with sandeel/bluey cocktails; cast from the beach at dusk on a flooding tide in spring/autumn.

Spring/autumn, calmer nights. Whole sandeel or squid on pulley rigs; fish slack to first push of tide, cast to sand troughs.