After six very successful years The UK Saltwater Flyfishing Festival will be held from 14th to 17th September 2023, based and hosted around the historic fishing harbour of St Mawes, Cornwall.  

Participants will fish from the shoreline, using the many beaches and rocky areas where sport is to be found, using your your fishing skills and watercraft. The fish being returned unhurt to the water with catch and release. A full social programme is included and there are some superb prizes on offer.  Accommodation is available to suit all budgets and there will also be a ‘training’ day included in the entry price, featuring some of Cornwall’s top guides

The 2023 festival will feature a variety of training clinics. There will also be detailed local information, available only to festival participants, of the best local marks and how these vary with tide and wind conditions.

Throughout the festival lunch will be arranged at various local pubs so everyone can get together over a drink and some food to discuss the mornings happenings.

Stats from the 2022 Festival:
16 people out of 24 fishing caught recordable fish

During Saturday and Sunday
23.9m of fish were caught.
15.6m of Bass - Largest 0.5m (all >= 30cm to count)
4.3m of Garfish - Largest 0.55m
3.4m of Pollack 
0.6m of Mackerel 

Overall Winners:
Malcolm Sargeant 6.4m
Michael Peterson 3.63m
Tim Robinson 3.15m
Douglas Howard 2.89m

Largest Bass
Keith White 0.5m
Dave Neal 0.49m
Steve Smith 0.46m
Tim Robinson 0.46m

Longest Fish
Douglas Howard 0.55m Garfish
Michael Peterson 0.53m Garfish

Most Species (all caught 3)
Malcolm Sargeant
Michael Peterson
Tim Robinson
Jason Haynes

UK Saltwater Fly Festival