Falmouth, Cornwall
Formula One fishing off the Cornish coast
Bluefin tuna, blue and porbeagle shark, bass on the Manacles and wrecking, aboard the fast catamaran Dreamcatcher with lifelong Cornish fisherman Jerry Rogers.
28
bluefin caught and released in the first week of a season
600lb
estimated weight of a 92 inch bluefin landed aboard Dreamcatcher
2nd
in the UK's first Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Championship, Falmouth
60 miles
offshore range, MCA category 2, day and night
Bluefin season
The racing car of the sea
Giant Atlantic bluefin are back off Cornwall every late summer and autumn, and Falmouth sits right on top of them. Jerry has fished them since the first CHART tagging season and now holds a three year Catch and Release Recreational Fishery licence.
Triple hook ups, fin whales, mega busts of tuna and thousands of birds. Every fish is fought hard, measured at the side of the boat and released.
In Jerry's words
It's pretty unexplainable. It's Formula One fishing. They are Formula One fish, the racing car of the sea.
What we fish for
Pick your fight
August to December
Bluefin Tuna
Formula One fishing. Giant Atlantic bluefin, tagged and released under licence. Four anglers max.
Summer to November
Blue and Porbeagle Shark
Blues to over 100lb, porbeagles to 400lb plus. Released clean with barbless hooks and no T-bar.
Spring to autumn
Bass on the Manacles
Jerry's home reef seven miles off Falmouth. Live bait under a float, lures, and double figure fish.
Year round, weather permitting
Tope and Wrecking
Big tope, pollack and conger over the wrecks and reefs off the south coast.
And the rest
Families, groups and wildlife
Corporate days, stag trips, dolphins and basking sharks along the coast. See all trips.
Your skipper
Jerry Rogers
"It's pretty unexplainable. It's Formula One fishing. They are Formula One fish, the racing car of the sea."
A rod in his hand since childhood, bass off Gwithian beach at ten, then commercial fishing, eight years out of Padstow and 38 porbeagles in a single season. Jerry has fished Cornwall for a living for most of his life and the Manacles Reef longer than most.
Meet JerryThe boat
Dreamcatcher
A 9.7 metre Cheetah catamaran built to Jerry's own spec. Twin Yamaha 250s, 40 knots flat out, a walkaround deck with twenty rod holders, a live bait well and a heated cabin for early starts. Coded to MCA category 2 for up to 60 miles offshore.
- 9.7m Cheetah cat
- Twin Yamaha 250hp
- 40 knot top speed
- 8 passengers, 2 crew
- Simrad Evo 3 electronics
- Webasto cabin heating
Ready to get out there?
Dates go quickly once the tuna arrive. Message Jerry with the trip you fancy and roughly when, and he will come back with what is free.