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ACCESS TO RUSTY ANCHOR
The good news is you can park pretty near to the Rusty Anchor mark (on
Great Western Road, in front of the row of houses), the bad news however is
that you have to pay for it. After parking, a short walk around to the back of the block of houses will bring you onto the seafront promenade. On the seaward side of the promenade wall you'll find a
ladder to take you down onto the Rusty Anchor fishing mark itself.
Having some kind of ‘rockhopping’ arrangement strapped to your back is
advised so you can keep both hans free and climb down safely. After all, no-one wants to fall onto a pointy rock and crush their Rapalas. 
 SPECIES FOUND AROUND RUSTY ANCHOR
Regular Visitors:-
Mackerel and Garfish can be found at all ranges in the summer, whilst some Pollack
can be picked up either high or in greater numbers just above the rocky bed.
Bass patrol this area, too – the optimum time, as usual, being early morning/at
dusk.
Bottom fishing will produce dogfish, rockling and wrasse, and larger baits
will bring on the Thornbacks (on occasion) and the mighty Conger.
Other Species:-
As with the rest of the foreshore, Mullet are always a possibility however
this isn’t the easiest place to fish for them (but who dares, wins!)
BAITS AND RIGS
Best Baits
As you would expect, fish baits work
well particularly well for the Conger at night (and rockling at anytime) but
worm baits will produce a greater number of species over the rocks during the day. That said, ragworm and mackerel are king around here, so it may be worth taking both.
Rigs
Float fish for the Mackerel and Gar
with slivers of mackerel (10ft +/-4), or hedge your bets with a head hooked rag
for the chance of a high pollack over the rocks too. A small bubble float with bread mushed onto a mini treble is favourite for the mullet, but fishing the same setup over the rocks with a live sand eel can produce pollack and bass.
Alternatively, retrieving ragworm or a sand eel
over the rocks will put you in the running for these hard fishting fish too – try it with
a small, inline ball weight and a flowing trace for good results.
Scratching around tight to the bottom with a 2 or 3 hook paternoster (with a
combination of fish and worm baits) may throw up something on a quieter
session. One word about bottom fishing: although the ground is a mixture of
rocks and sand, fishing a rotten bottom is advised since you will lose gear here.
Reduce losses with pulley rigs and weak links.
UNDERWATER TOPOGRAPHY
Casting to the east will put you in the deeper water albeit with more chance of snagging.
To the west is shallower, patchy ground that can not only throw up the odd
surprise but is arguably better for float fishing with a long trace. Thankfully, the ground seems to get cleaner with bigger casts. BACK TO ALL PLYMOUTH SEAFRONT SHORE FISHING MARKS
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