Fishing
Our boat fishing trips offer an exciting activity that’s suitable for everyone. We offer individual bookings or private charter trips. From family days, corporate team building and educational trips to birthday treats, hen and stag parties – fishing is a fantastic way to get out on the water, have fun and learn more about the local marine environment.
After your day’s fishing, why not book our optional extra ‘Cook Your Catch’ and relax whilst your catch is prepared and cooked for you at The Boathouse Cafe, situated on the quayside.
Your Trip
The main target species is mackerel, however, we catch lots of different species throughout the year. After hopefully catching some mackerel, we make for one of the reefs or wrecks in the area, where we hope to catch other species, such as herring, whiting, gurnard, cod, dog fish, even pollock, pouting, ling and the infamous conger eel (weather permitting).
All equipment and safety gear is provided on board so you don’t need to bring a thing, simply dress for the weather!
Fish ‘N’ Trips offer:
- 3 ½ Hour mackerel and sea fishing
- All equipment provided
- Keep what you catch for supper
Prices
- Fishing: £27.50 per person
- Spectator: £17.50 per person
- Family Deal: £82.50 (2 adults & 2 children – children 7 to 15 yrs old)
- We kindly ask that all fishing trips are booked and paid for in advance.
- Unfortunately, due to safety reasons, we do not allow children under 7 years on our fishing trips
Optional Extra
- Cook Your Catch ‘C.Y.C.’ at ‘The Boathouse’!
- “You catch it, we’ll cook it for you”
- C.Y.C./Cook Your Catch: Adults: £15.00, Children: £7.50
- Included in the price is bread, olives and dipping oil to start
- Your Catch, served with salad and fries.
How to Book
Please book in advance through our Secure ONLINE BOOKING System to receive 5% Discount and not to be disappointed as limited spaces onboard.
Please note: our Online Booking System closes at midnight each evening, for next day trips. After this please call our office to check availability.
To book the optional ‘C.Y.C.’, simply email our office at info@plymouthboattrips.co.uk and request it to be added to your booking. All food and drinks can then be paid directly to The Boathouse on the day.
How to Find Us
SAT NAV POST CODE: PL1 2LR
We advise customers to arrive at our ticket hut (located in front of the Barbican Landing Stage) 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
To avoid disappointment, please allow time for parking and arrive on time as all trips leave promptly and are non-refundable.
More Information
Plymouth is one of the best fishing ports in the UK, if not in Europe. We’re lucky to have the deep waters of the English Channel only a 35 minute sailing from our doorstep. Departing from Plymouth’s famous Barbican we proceed across the historic Plymouth Sound, flanked by the beautiful Devon & Cornish coasts. On passing the spectacular breakwater we make for the plankton-rich deep waters where the mackerel & bigger species await!
Conservation is at the core of our philosophy – we only harvest enough fish to satisfy your needs, the rest are released to fight another day.
All of our trips offer the opportunity to see some of our wonderfully diverse local wildlife. We’ve seen seabirds, sunfish, minky whales, basking sharks, dolphins and leatherback turtles!
Although all our trips are weather dependent, it is very rare that a fishing trip is cancelled. If the weather is poor there are plenty great fishing spots in the shelter of Plymouth Sound.
We are happy to offer longer private hire trips up to a maximum of 6 hours. We don’t operate trips for less than 3 hours due to travelling time to the fishing grounds.
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