Wicklow shore fishing today

Conditions updated 3 Oct, 11:38

Dark from 18:57

Good

A solid session on the right mark. Fish Bray Harbour over low water, 23:00 – 00:00.

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Today's marks

Three marks, and why each one.

Ranked on wind, tide and season fit for the window ahead. Swell adjusts the wind score on exposed marks. How the score works

  1. Bray HarbourBuilding flood suits this mark, cod in seasonPier · Codling, Dab, FlounderConditions fit for this window: Good, 80 pointsTwo points clear of second
  2. Kilcoole BeachFlounder in seasonFlounder, Dab, CodlingConditions fit for this window: Good, 78 pointsPeaks 20:00 – 22:00
  3. Wicklow Town PierBuilding flood suits this mark, strong season for coalfishPollack, Coalfish, MackerelConditions fit for this window: Good, 75 pointsPeaks 20:00 – 21:00

Ranked for the strongest window today.

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On the mark · 2h arrive to wrap (setup + packdown)

11:38 1.1 m water rising Drag the curve to read any hour

Tide detail for the session window
Low water10:25 · 1.0 m
High water17:10 · 2.5 m
Low water23:25 · 0.8 m
Dark hours18:57 to 07:30
  1. 22:20ArriveFree parking on Bray seafront; harbour fully accessible on foot.
  2. 23:00Ebb runningWork the channel edge as water pulls out.
  3. 23:25Low waterCoalfish through the turn. Keep the first rig simple.
  4. 00:20WrapKeep fishing the flood; wrap before the turn dies.

Second chance · 04:10 – 07:40

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Twenty marks on the Wicklow shore.
Sixteen fit the conditions right now.

Bray Head down to Arklow, rescored every hour against wind, swell, tide and light. Marks sit on their stretch of coast, never on a pin, the spot stays yours to find.

Chart of the Wicklow coast from Bray to Arklow with marks scored by current conditionsInteractive coast chart. Each mark sits on its named stretch of coast, ranked within it. Focus a mark for name, fit score, and species.BrayGreystonesKilcooleWicklow townWicklow HeadBrittas BayArklow
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The Murrough

The Murrough and Wicklow town · beach

Rated good in current conditions. Usual pattern: the first of the ebb into the run of the ebb.

Good
Usual patternThe first of the ebb into the run of the ebb
SpeciesFlounder, Bass, Sea trout
BaitRagworm, Peeler crab
AccessParking at The Murrough is limited and can be uncertain, options include small pull-ins along the coastal road but space is not guaranteed
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What's feeding

Not what's in season. What's on now.

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  1. CoalfishPrime
  2. BassPrime
  3. CodSteady
  4. DabSteady
  5. FlounderSteady

Bass in October: Retention allowed. Up to 2 per 24 hours, then catch and release, minimum 42 cm.

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This month's kit

October

Buy one thing this month. Make it a headlamp.

From October the good part of the tide happens after dark, and tying a rig by phone light in a wind is how sessions get cut short.

Cheapest full setup

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Shakespeare Firebird Spinning Combo 8ft

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Our pick

What most people need

All-rounder

Power Cast Marine Beachcaster 12ft

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Lure and distance kit

Lure and distance

PENN Squadron IV Travel Spin, 3.0m

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Each kit is a complete setup; the October buy tops up the one you already own. Listings checked against Amazon.ie; prices shown there.

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Weather and sea data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), adapted into our fishing calls. Tides: Marine Institute / Dublin Port timing. SourcesHow our calls work

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