Shark Fishing Boat Trips in Penzance Cornwall
West Cornwall is home to prolific shark fishing grounds - the finest in the country. During these trips we steam between 8 and 15 miles to the grounds and stop the engine, leaving the boat to drift with the tide and wind pushing us across the bay. We use an assortment of top of the range Fin Nor gear and tackle including Lethal Variado rods and Marquesa reels loaded with braid for excellent sport and connectivity with the fish. We regularly catch Blue Sharks, often over the 100lb mark, with the occasional Porbeagle Shark too. Thresher Sharks and Mako Sharks are also a possibility. This is usually an 8 hr trip, but longer trips can be arranged on booking. The normal departure time is 9am unless another time is arranged on booking.
We take the utmost care in order to minimise the stress to the shark to ensure they are returned in great condition for the future of our sport. We use circle hooks to minimise any chance of deep hooking and these have minimal barbs for easy unhooking. Many sharks are released at the boat side in the water but for the fish that are brought onboard for a photo with the angler, these are boated through a side door close to the water level and all fish are brought onto a wet deck. Fish are handled in a way to support the main body of the fish and reduce risk of damage out of the water. Fish are unhooked and released as soon as possible to ensure they are returned in the best condition possible. We operate a strict Catch and Release Policy.
The 2015 season saw us catch 1004 sharks. Our best day has seen 112 sharks to the boat - that was an arm aching day!
The 2017 season has been our best yet and Blue Shark numbers seem to be on the rise. We have caught 1780 this season with many over 100lb, several over 150lb and topped off with a New British Record Blue Shark of 256lb for John Dines! John's fish measured had a fork length of 106" with a girth of 44"! 2018 saw great weather all summer so there we were busy running shark trip all summer with lots and lots of shark caught. 2019 is going very well with lots of fish over the 100lb mark, with fish up to 226lb so far.
All of these were safely returned to the water following our strict catch and release policy.
We take the utmost care in order to minimise the stress to the shark to ensure they are returned in great condition for the future of our sport. We use circle hooks to minimise any chance of deep hooking and these have minimal barbs for easy unhooking. Many sharks are released at the boat side in the water but for the fish that are brought onboard for a photo with the angler, these are boated through a side door close to the water level and all fish are brought onto a wet deck. Fish are handled in a way to support the main body of the fish and reduce risk of damage out of the water. Fish are unhooked and released as soon as possible to ensure they are returned in the best condition possible. We operate a strict Catch and Release Policy.
The 2015 season saw us catch 1004 sharks. Our best day has seen 112 sharks to the boat - that was an arm aching day!
The 2017 season has been our best yet and Blue Shark numbers seem to be on the rise. We have caught 1780 this season with many over 100lb, several over 150lb and topped off with a New British Record Blue Shark of 256lb for John Dines! John's fish measured had a fork length of 106" with a girth of 44"! 2018 saw great weather all summer so there we were busy running shark trip all summer with lots and lots of shark caught. 2019 is going very well with lots of fish over the 100lb mark, with fish up to 226lb so far.
All of these were safely returned to the water following our strict catch and release policy.