Private Guided Spearfishing in Cornwall

Meet your guide at Surf Sanctuary, based at The Headland Hotel in Newquay. After changing into your equipment, you'll be introduced to safe spearfishing, including equipment use, safety procedures, fish identification, legal minimum sizes and responsible harvesting.

Rather than visiting the same location every day, your guide will assess the wind, swell, tide and underwater visibility before selecting the most suitable venue. Depending on conditions, this may be in Newquay or elsewhere on Cornwall's coastline.

Once in the water, you'll learn efficient finning, breathing, duck diving and underwater movement before progressing to hunting techniques. You'll be coached in approaching fish, selecting safe shots, loading and unloading the speargun, and understanding how local species behave around reefs and kelp forests.

Throughout the session you'll receive continuous coaching, adapted to your experience. If you're successful, you'll also learn how to dispatch, bleed, transport and prepare your catch for the table. Every session is tuned to the conditions on the day, with the venue and approach selected to maximise safety, water clarity and hunting opportunities.