Fishing Rock is about half a kilometre north of Hele, on the north-east side of Hillsborough, near Blythe's Cove. It is frequently used for fishing. It is only accessible at low tide and fishermen often remain on the Rock until the next low tide. Their lights can be seen at night and visitors to the Holiday Park often ask if they should call out the Coastguard to rescue them !

Fishing Rock is so-called on the first detailed OS map of 1889

Fishing is Middle English. Fish is from Old English fisćian, Old Frisian fiskia, Old Saxon fiskon,  Old High German fiskôn, Old Norse fiska, Gothic fiskôn (SOED 1987 Vol. 1 p 757)