Fishing
The Beaches of Cornwall offer fantastic opportunities for Rock Fishing and Beach Casting. Excellent Beaches for fishing are Crackington Haven and Millook where it is possible to catch excellent pollock, mackerel, wrasse, plaice, congar, bass, codling, flatfish, whiting and dogfish.
Crabbing is a popular past time for children. The rockpools at Crackington Haven are fantasitc for this, nets and crabbing lines are available for purchase from the beach shops.
Fly Fishing
Bude Anglers Association
01288353986
Crowdy Reservoir
01409211514
Roadford Lake
01409211507
offers 8 miles of bank angling. Fly fishing is the only permitted method, other than for under 12's who may bait fish. Stocked with brown trout.
Orchard Lake (Boscastle)
01840250070
This lake is situated in the heart of Thomas Hardy's Valency valley about a mile above the picturesque fishing village of Boscastle.The lake is stocked daily with 2 to 10lb Rainbow, Brown or Blue Trout and provides excellent fishing for beginners or seasoned campaigners. Prices start from £20, with rod hire available.
Course Fishing
Tamar Lakes
01288321712
81 Acres stocked with rudd, carp, tench, bream & dace. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
Bude Canal
Stocked with Carp, roach, ruda, dace, perch, tench, gudgeon and bream. To fish on the canal an Environment Agency Rod License is required along with a Day permit which is only available from the Crescent Post Office (adjacent to the canal). Parking is widely available and the canal has good access via the tow path.
Boat Trips
Team Shed Charters (Bude)
01288354240 or 07966490467
Available for half (£80) or full day (£160) trips for upto 4 people. For fishing or sightseeing within a 20 mile radius of Bude. Fully equipped, insured and all fishing equipment is provided.
Peginina (Boscastle)
01840250527
Sea fishing and scenic boat trips out of the stunning natural harbour of Boscastle, where it has been known to see puffin!
Mineshop Holiday Cottages, Crackington Haven
