SPEARFISHING IN FALMOUTH
Spearfishing UK is a tribe of passionate ‘spearos’ based in Cornwall who have created an international business around their knowledge of this fast-growing sport. As well as being a one-stop-shop for underwater equipment – from camouflage wetsuits to speedy foot fins – the founder, Tony Eynon, is dedicated to teaching newcomers how to start out in this sport safely and effectively. For novices, the emphasis is on acclimatisation to the process and learning to use the equipment rather than bagging lots of fish – although this can easily happen on your first experience too. Around the Cornish coast this might include sea bass, pollock, cod and shellfish such as lobster and scallops, caught individually, in the most sustainable way possible, without bycatch.
My teacher on the one-day Spearfishing UK beginner’s course is Laith Dajani, who started working with Tony while he was at Falmouth University, studying marine and natural history photography. He was drawn to spearfishing because it connects to the
