Say 4 hours deep sea angling off the reef, or even an all day wreck fishing out of Padstow or Boscastle , both on the North Cornwall Coast, there's plenty of choice. Species include pollack caught on feather, conger and pouting on mackeral strip, bass and cod in the autumn, and even flatfish such as plaice or skate on the patches of sandy ground between the reefs. If its a really hot summer there may be even delicious black bream around. On many of the Headlands the water deepens quickly and rock dwelling sea fish such as cuckoo and ballan wrasse are to be had. That is if you have the skill to prevent the initial dive once the fish takes.
Small crabs are an ideal bait for wrasse.
Most of the Headlands have good marks from Logans Rock in the far South West to Trevose on the North Coast of the County. Many of the best sea angl ing fishing marks involve a long walk and a stiff climb. There are some celebrated bass marks in the County. Regrettably every year anglers lives are lost by either being swept off rocks or loosing their footings. Locals as well as visitors.