DUBLIN BAY & COAST

Dublin coast marks.

17 live-scored shore marks from Balbriggan to Killiney, grouped by north coast, Dublin Bay and south harbour. Species, access, tide and safety on each mark guide.

Best window 11:00 – 14:00. Dublin Bay is live: conditions fit uses Dublin Port tide and Bay weather, scored separately from Wicklow.

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Dublin call

Best window and lead mark.

Live ranking from Bay weather and Port tide.

Best window

11:00 – 14:00

Lead mark

Balscadden Bay

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Coast marks

North Dublin, Dublin Bay, South Dublin.

17 marks grouped by coast band. Tap a mark for the full guide: access, tide, tactics and safety.

Bass, Flounder and Smoothhound are in season.

Conditions fit, not a catch probability. It rates the day against the mark, not the fish.

North Dublin

Balbriggan to Malahide, Fingal harbours, cove piers and open strand.

5 marks

PierLoughshinnyLoughshinny is a small north Dublin harbour, pier and slipway mark over mixed ground, best treated as a compact…CoalfishCodFlounderAlso: Mackerel

BeachPortmarnock Velvet StrandPortmarnock Velvet Strand is a long north Dublin sand beach with room to move, shallow surf character and a…BassLimitsFlounderDabAlso: Dogfish, Cod, Whiting, Smoothhound, Plaice

PierSkerries HarbourSkerries is the north-county harbour anchor in this Dublin coast: an easy town wall with enough depth for summer…PollackLimitsWhitingFlounderAlso: Dogfish, Cod, Mackerel

BeachMalahide EstuaryMalahide Estuary is an intermediate estuary and beach-edge mark, not a straightforward open-sand beginner venue.BassLimitsFlounderSea troutLicenceAlso: Whiting, Grey mullet, Smoothhound

PierBalbriggan HarbourBalbriggan Harbour is a north Fingal pier and harbour mark with a straightforward public shape but an honest…FlounderWhitingCodAlso: Mackerel, Grey mullet

Dublin Bay

Howth to Sandymount, piers, walls and open Bay sand on the Port clock.

8 marks

PierPoolbeg South WallPoolbeg South Wall is the industrial Dublin Bay classic: a long walk to the red lighthouse through harbour-edge…Conger eelBassLimitsCoalfishAlso: Pollack, Whiting, Mackerel, Grey mullet

RockBalscadden BayBalscadden Bay is the more rock-and-gully side of Howth, close enough to the village to be practical but less…CoalfishConger eelPollackLimitsAlso: Wrasse, Cod, Dogfish, Mackerel

PierHowth East PierHowth East Pier is the open-water side of the harbour: a public pier mark with deep wall edges, rougher pier ground,…CoalfishConger eelPollackLimitsAlso: Whiting, Dogfish, Cod, Mackerel, Grey mullet

BeachSandymount StrandSandymount Strand is the broad south-bay sand sheet: shallow, open, often wind-exposed and better understood as a…BassLimitsFlounderDabAlso: Dogfish, Cod

PierHowth West PierHowth West Pier is the more harbour-facing Howth option, still very accessible but with a different feel from the…Conger eelFlounderDabAlso: Whiting, Mackerel, Grey mullet

RockRed Rock, SuttonRed Rock at Sutton is a channel-edge and mixed-ground mark rather than a simple beach.BassLimitsFlounderDabAlso: Dogfish, Cod, Whiting

BeachDollymount StrandDollymount Strand is the broad Bull Island beach option: firm sand, big sky, room to move and a published pattern…BassLimitsCoalfishFlounderAlso: Dab, Dogfish, Cod

PierNorth Bull WallThe North Bull Wall is a long exposed stone walk from Dollymount and Clontarf into Dublin Bay, giving shore anglers…BassLimitsFlounderDabAlso: Dogfish, Pollack, Whiting, Cod, Grey mullet

South Dublin

Dún Laoghaire to Killiney, harbour walls, Dalkey harbour and Killiney Bay.

4 marks

PierDún Laoghaire East PierDún Laoghaire East Pier is the classic beginner-friendly south Dublin pier: paved, public, DART-accessible and deep…CoalfishPollackLimitsWrasseAlso: Mackerel, Grey mullet, Garfish

BeachKilliney BeachKilliney Beach is the south edge of the Dublin coast: steep shingle and sand in Killiney Bay, railway behind, deep…BassLimitsCoalfishFlounderAlso: Cod, Dab, Dogfish, Mackerel

PierColiemore HarbourColiemore Harbour is a small Dalkey shore mark with big surrounding context: harbour wall, rocky edges, Dalkey…CoalfishConger eelCodAlso: Pollack, Whiting, Dogfish, Mackerel

PierDún Laoghaire West PierDún Laoghaire West Pier is the quieter partner to the East Pier, still beginner-friendly and public but usually…BassLimitsConger eelDabAlso: Whiting, Cod, Pollack, Grey mullet

By town

Fourteen Dublin towns.

Town hubs for parking, seasons and mark links along harbours, the Bay and the DART.

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