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Sea and Shore Angling
County Wicklow's 51 kilometres of coastline is extensively used for local, national and international shore fishing competitions. The World Surf Casting championship of 1996 and the European Shore Angling Championships of 1997 were held along the beaches of Wicklow producing some excellent catches.
For information on fishing competitions contact: The Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Secretary, Mr. Hugh O'Rourke, 67 Windsor Drive, Monkstown, County Dublin. Tel. +353 1 280 6873.
Small boat fishing is becoming increasingly popular and extremely productive in County Wicklow. Small boats can be launched in both Greystones and Wicklow harbours. For the visiting angler there is a fully equipped charter boat, which operates from Dun Laoghaire for general boat fishing in Wicklow. For information contact Charles Robinson Sea Angling Charters, Tel. +353 404 68751.
Bray (40 minutes by car from Glenmalure Lodge)
The visiting shore angler has the choice of several locations in Bray. These are the harbour piers, the beach and the Bray Head rocks near the south end of the promenade. Boat fishing is also popular here.
| Location |
Species |
| Bray Head |
Fishing for Rock fishing for codling, coalfish, pollack (while spinning on evening tides) and ballan wrasse |
| Bray Harbour Piers |
In Summer, Bass, codling, coger, dabs, flounder, mackeral (using spinning), mullet and plaice. Small boat fishing for codling, coalfish, dogfish and flatfish |
| Bray Beach |
Summer nights for dogfish, codling and flatfish |
Greystones to Wicklow Head (30 minutes by car from Glenmalure Lodge) The 18 kilometre stretch of coastline between Greystones and Wicklow town is the most productive fishing area on Ireland's east coast. Most of the angling takes place on the sloping shingle beach running between the two towns. Access to intermediate points along this stretch is from the Kilcoole and Newcastle villages on the Greystone - Wicklow coast road. Small boat fishing is very popular with launching available in Greystones and Wicklow harbour.
| Location |
Species |
| Greystones South Beach |
Bass, coalfish, codling, dogfish, plaice and pollack. (Evening high tides best). |
| Kilcoole |
Codling, dabs, dogfish, plaice, ray (winter), whiting (winter). Fishes best on the ebb with evening and night tides best. |
| Newcastle |
Codling (winter), dogfish, gurnard, plaice, occasional ray (summer). |
| Five mile point at Killoughter |
Codling, dabs, dogfish, On night high tides in June/July blonde, homelyn, ray, thornback, smooth hound, spurdog and occasional conger of up to 20lbs+ (8kg+). |
| Wicklow North Beach |
Good results during daylight for codling, dab and plaice. |
| The Broadlough |
Flounders (Autumn), which move up and down with the tide. |
| Wicklow Harbour Piers |
Coalfish, codling, dogfish, mackeral (in season), small pollack, ray, rockling and tope. |
| Wicklow Head |
Occasional bass, conger, mackeral and pollack using spinning. |
Wicklow to Arklow (30 minutes by car from Glenmalure Lodge)
| Location |
Species |
| Silver Strand (Early in the Year) |
Bass, codling, dogfish, dab, flounder, plaice, spurdog (night) and whiting. |
| Brittas Bay and Ennereilly Beaches |
Night fishing for bass, codling, dogfish, dab, flounder, plaice, ray, smoothound and whiting. |
| Arklow Harbour Piers |
Bass, codling conger, dogfish and flounder. |
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