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 Carlyon Beach
Carlyon beach is a man made beach which has changed drastically over the years since a sea wall was put up. There are several popular spots on the beach to fish. Due to the sea wall it is important to check the tides and sea conditions, as we have been down there before and access has been denied to public due to the sea washing the sand from the boulders and restricting access to the right hand side of the beach. This rarely happens but bear it in mind.
The right hand side.
You will enter the beach from on the right hand side. You have to park your car up the top car park, there are roughly 30 steps then a few minute walk. If you are planning on fishing past 10pm you must let the security guard know.
When you get on the beach you will see there are rocks to the left hand side, I would not recommend you fish from these rocks or be tempted to walk around the corner because you will be cut of by the tide.
On your right is a big free standing rock, fish between the two set's of rocks. This is a good beach due to the fact you don't have to chase the tide in and out a mile.
We have taken a variety of species from this beach in the past. When this beach fishes it fishes really well other times like many places you may just get the odd fish or the dreaded blank.
Fish of the bottom for a chance of, flounder, bass, dogfish, Pollack, whiting, the odd three and five bearded rockling and a suprise 6lb4oz bull huss was taken in Feb on a quater of a mackerel fillet.
You are fishing onto a mainly sandy bottom, so far only two snags and lost gear to date
Or try your luck lure fishing for bass, quite a few bass are taken from this beach.
Rigs are really a personnel preference. On this side i tend to use Sakuma two hook flapper for flatties and whiting. These have been taken on worm baits tipped with half a raw tiger prawn, thin strip of mackerel or squid. The other species i have taken mainly of single clipped down pulley rigs or when fishing a big bait a simple pulley Pennell rig.
Far left hand side
This side can be accessed by walking along from the right hand side of the beach. But you can only do this at low tide and at high tide you will not be able to walk back along the beach until the tide goes out for a few hours.
The other way to access this mark is to walk along the costal footpath along the golf course keep your eye on the left on you will see a clear pathway after you have passed a set of red tee markers on the 9th hole follow this and you will end up on a rock. This is called
Fishermans Rock
This is the next good fishing mark. Here you can have a go at float or ledger fishing for wrasse, there are some good sized ones to have. You can also float fish for bass, garfish, mackerel and the occasional Pollock. To your left you are fishing onto mixed ground conditions of sand, weed and some rocks, you will see for yourselves. Streight ahead is pretty clean and to your right a ledge runs along the rock then onto sand.
You can lure fish, float, ledger or just stick one on the bottom.
We have had as well as the species mentioned above dogfish and whiting and have heard rumours of the odd conger caught at night?
If you don't fancy fishing on the rock then just pop down and fish from the beach. I often fish the tide in on rocks and as the tide goes out move left along the beach.
Also if you travel light keep on the costal footpath and you will come across several other marks to fish, you will finish on a small beach called spit beach.
|  Charlestown HarbourCHARLESTOWN
The historic harbour of Charlestown attracts thousands of tourists every year. The harbour has been used as film sets throughout the years and often harbours the tall ships which have also been used in many films. All parking, and there is a lot of it, is pay and display. There are several good places around the harbour to eat and drink. It is a beautiful place to visit and is only a couple of miles from St.Austell town centre.
Fishing
This harbour is a high tide mark, at low tide there is little water, a decent cast will get you in water although I would not recommend trying fishing here low tide. See photos taken at low tide.
The harbour gets very busy in the summer months but you can generally float fish in the daytime without too much trouble. Once the light starts to go most tourists are back at base or in the pubs so this is the time to fish.
The best spot is on the end of the pier, to your right the ground is pretty snaggy but if you float fish and keep the depth pretty shallow you should be ok
As well as float fishing people bottom fishing and feather. There are plenty of mackerel to be had in season from here but if you do feather be very careful whilst casting and I would strongly recommend you have shock leader to help stop snap off's and people getting a lead weight on the head!
Float fishing, try casting just over the wall with small worm or fish baits on a small sharp hook for a variety of species including ballen wrasse and Pollock
In the summer months fishing at dusk or night fishing there are red guarnard, doggies, bull huss and the odd bass to be had. But who knows what else you may catch, large conga have come up from here . In the winter months it is quieter and winter species like Whiting can be caught from here. Rigs are a personal preference but a simple running ledger or a pulley rig always works here well. Try out different baits.
There are three small beaches around the harbour but people don't generally fish from these, they are both very snaggy.
If you want an easy access, near-town centre location with good ale and grub on hand, then try this mark. If you get fed up there are several more good marks (Carlyon Bay, Porthpean, Mevagissey, Par) all within a short drive away.
|  GolantGOLANT
Golant is a small village a short distance from the major port of Fowey. Golant lies on the river Fowey and is accessible by road, there is parking nearby but in the summer it gets a bit tight. It is situated some 14 miles from St Austell.
The whole stretch of the river, both upstream and downstream from Golant have good fish marks so once there, you are spoilt for choice. It is an excellent area for flatties, so use a flapper rig with worm baits or a cocktail of worm with whatever you fancy whether its peeler, thin mackerel strip or squid. Also to be had are Bass and the odd sea trout. These can be taken on lures or fish and worm baits.
Its always good to go down at low tide to check out the area you are going to fish, this way you can see where the channel of the river is and what kind of ground you are fishing onto. Along the river at low tide you can spend some time searching through the weed to find and use peeler crabs. Worm can also be dug from the area.
|  Par BeachPAR BEACH
Par beach is a big flat sandy beach just off the A390 about 6 miles from the centre of St. Austell. Parking here is free in the winter months but there is a charge during the summerl months. This beach becomes very busy in the summer months so best time to fish to avoid people would be very early or at dusk. The beach here is very flat so the tide comes in and goes out very quickly. There is a family pub near the beach called the Ship Inn which sells great food and even better ale.
Fishing
This beach is good for a variety of flatties; all can be caught on the usual flapper rigs and usual baits like rag, lug, mackerel strips or cocktail baits. With a bit of surf Bass can quite often be taken, these are usually taken pretty close in, generally aim for the third breaker and you wont be far off. Keep it simple; a good running ledger or single clipped down rig , bait wise a variety of baits work like sandeel, whole squid, lug and other baits. An easy access, easy parking Mark with food and ale on hand.
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