Stack Point Fishing

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Stack Point Fishing Map

Stack Point is a rugged rocky headland on the Roseland side of Falmouth Bay, offering quick access to deep, kelpy water and lively tide rips formed by the movement at the mouth of the Fal/Carrick Roads. It’s a classic summer lure-and-wrasse venue with Pollack patrolling the kelp edges, mackerel and garfish running the outer stream, and bass moving through on dusk tides and in onshore swell. Night sessions can produce pouting and conger from the rough ground. Swell rebounds off the cliffs and the ledges can be narrow and weeded, so pick calm settled days or light onshore swell and avoid big southerlies/easterlies. Best results are on a flooding tide into dusk, especially when water clarity is good for lures. Access is via the coast path with a steep, sometimes exposed descent to low ledges; travel light and use cleated footwear. There are no facilities on the point itself, but parking is available at nearby National Trust car parks with a walk in along the coast path.

Ratings

⭐ 6.9/10 Overall
Catch Potential 7/10
Species Variety 8/10
Scenery & Comfort 8/10
Safety 4/10
Accessibility 5/10

Fish You Can Catch at Stack Point

🐟 Pollack 8/10
🎯 Tip: Work metal jigs or soft shads along kelp reefs at dawn/dusk on the flood; cast parallel to the point. Clear water fishes best.
🐟 Ballan Wrasse 8/10
🎯 Tip: Drop hard crab or ragworm into kelp gullies; strong gear and rotten-bottom. Best on neaps to mid-flood, Apr–Oct.
🐟 Bass 7/10
🎯 Tip: Plugs or soft plastics through white water on a flooding tide; freelined sandeel after dusk. Best after a swell, May–Oct.
🐟 Mackerel 7/10
🎯 Tip: Feathers or small metals into moving water on calm evenings, Jun–Sep. Avoid big swell and use a long-handled drop net.
🐟 Pouting 6/10
🎯 Tip: Scratch with small hooks and fish baits into gullies at dusk/night; bites through ebb. Keep rigs just off the bottom to limit snags.
🐟 Scad (Horse Mackerel) 6/10
🎯 Tip: Night sessions with small sabikis under a glow float from mid-flood, Aug–Oct; keep baits mid-water.
🐟 Garfish 6/10
🎯 Tip: Float-fish sandeel or mackerel strip 4–8 ft deep along tide lines on clear, settled days, May–Sep.
🐟 Corkwing Wrasse 5/10
🎯 Tip: Small worm or crab baits under a float tight to rock faces and kelp, mid-tide, May–Sep.
🐟 Conger Eel 5/10
🎯 Tip: After dark drop big fish baits into deeper holes; 80 lb mono trace and rotten-bottom. Flood tide, best late summer–autumn.
🐟 Bull Huss 4/10
🎯 Tip: Large fish or squid baits at night from ledges near sand patches; calm to moderate sea, flood or slack. Occasional but good size.

Stack Point Fishing

Summary

Stack Point is a rocky headland on the west side of Falmouth Bay between Maenporth and Rosemullion Head, offering classic Cornish rock fishing into clean-to-mixed ground and kelp. It’s a versatile mark that produces wrasse and pollack in clear water, with bass and mackerel showing when baitfish push tight to the stones. Quiet ledges, decent depth and tide run make it a rewarding spot for lure and bait anglers alike.

Location and Access

This mark sits along the South West Coast Path near Mawnan/Maenporth, a short drive from Falmouth. Access is by coast-path footwork and short scrambles to rock ledges, so plan for a modest hike with care underfoot.

Seasons

The headland fishes year-round with a strong summer/autumn peak. Expect rough-ground regulars around kelp and gullies, plus passing pelagics.

Methods

Rough-to-mixed ground tactics work best. Lure fishing is excellent in clear water; bait scores consistently in the gullies and on dusk tides.

Tides and Conditions

Stack Point benefits from tidal flow wrapping the headland. Water clarity and wind direction strongly influence the fishing.

Safety

This is a committing rock mark with uneven ground, weed, and occasional swell surges. Treat ledges with respect and fish with a partner where possible.

Facilities

Facilities are limited at the headland; plan to be self-sufficient. Nearby beaches and villages cover basics.

Tips

Local anglers treat Stack Point as a mobile lure venue in clear water and a selective bait mark in colour or after dark.

Regulations

Angling from the shore is generally permitted at Stack Point, which falls within Cornwall IFCA’s district and near the Fal & Helford SAC. There are no site-specific blanket bans for line fishing here, but you must follow national and local rules.