DUBLIN BAY & COAST

Dublin coast fishing.

11 guide marks from Howth to Killiney (plus Skerries): access, ground, species, Port tide notes and safety. Live scored session rankings stay on Wicklow for now.

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Town hubs

Dublin areas.

Skerries to Killiney town hubs: parking, seasons and mark links along the DART and bay.

TownSkerriesSkerries harbour is the north Dublin anchor mark: town parking, harbour walls, and a straightforward mix of summer feathers and winter ledger fishing when boats leave space. Guides stay separate from Wicklow live scoring.TownHowthHowth sits on the north side of Dublin Bay with easy pier access, nearby Balscadden rock ground, summer mackerel runs, and solid winter night fishing. Guides here stay separate from Wicklow live scoring.TownSuttonSutton faces the north side of Dublin Bay with channel and Martello rock ground at Red Rock. Bass and flatfish are the story on the flood; treat peeler and mussel beds as shared public bait ground, not private marks.TownDollymountDollymount Strand is the open-sand face of Bull Island: room to spread out, flood-tide bass and flatfish, and autumn evening windows that show up again and again in Dublin Bay notes.TownNorth Bull WallThe North Bull Wall is a long exposed walk into Dublin Bay. Flats and wall species on flood coloured water are the reliable story; bass and mullet are possible but not guaranteed.TownPoolbegPoolbeg is the South Bull Wall out to the lighthouse: classic published mackerel and pollack ground with serious harbour traffic and industrial edges. Verify access on the day; we do not cover boat charters.TownSandymountSandymount is the broad south Dublin Bay sand sheet: bass and flounder on the flood, lug under the promenade, and the same Port tide clock as the rest of the bay. Merrion and Booterstown edges share this beach rather than needing separate catalogue rows.TownDún LaoghaireDún Laoghaire harbour is one of the most accessible Dublin Bay shore venues: paved piers, DART access, and reliable summer and winter pier species. Use Dublin Port live gauge heights for planning. Shore fishing only; charters are out of scope.TownDalkeyDalkey's Coliemore Harbour is a small wall mark with rock and sound water nearby. Useful for short sessions after the DART. We cover shore access only, not Dalkey Island boat drifts or hire boats.TownKillineyKilliney Beach is the steep shingle and sand bay on Dublin's southern fringe, deep water close in, and a natural hand-off toward Bray on the Wicklow border. Use the railway footbridge only.

Marks

Dublin mark catalogue.

Separate from the Wicklow directory. Confidence notes sit on each mark page.

PierSkerries HarbourNorth Dublin harbour walls for summer mackerel and pollack, with winter whiting, flounder and dogfish on ledger when boats allow space.PierHowth PierBusy Howth harbour piers with summer mackerel feathers, winter whiting and dogfish on ledger, and pollack or coalfish along the walls. Mullet cruise the inner harbour.RockBalscadden BayRocky bay northeast of Howth village (Cat Rock / Split Rock area): pollack, coalfish and wrasse on float or feathers, with winter codling and night conger over rough ground.RockRed Rock, SuttonSutton channel and Martello rock ground: bass and flatfish into the channel, with peeler crab and mussel beds nearby at low water.BeachDollymount StrandLong firm-sand beach on Bull Island for bass and flatfish, with evening autumn tides the classic window. Codling after winter colour.PierNorth Bull WallLong stone wall out from Dollymount / Clontarf into Dublin Bay. Flounder, dab, pollack, whiting and dogfish; bass possible but less consistent.PierPoolbeg South WallSouth Bull Wall out to Poolbeg Lighthouse: summer mackerel, pollack and conger on the wall, with honest notes on industrial harbour traffic.BeachSandymount StrandWide Dublin Bay sand for bass and flounder from half flood to high, with lug beds below the promenade and cockle ground toward the low line.PierDún Laoghaire PierEast and west piers on Dún Laoghaire harbour: easy access summer mackerel, winter whiting nights, and pollack or coalfish on the walls. Inner harbour dab, plaice and mullet.PierColiemore HarbourSmall Dalkey harbour wall for codling, pollack and conger, with rock and sound ground toward Dalkey Island. Shore access only in this guide.BeachKilliney BeachSteep shingle and sand storm beach in Killiney Bay: bass and flounder after dark, winter codling and coalfish, summer mackerel when shoals push in.

Live scoring and today's plan cover Wicklow marks.

WICKLOW LIVE

Check the coast with live scoring.

Today’s plan ranks Wicklow marks against live wind, tide, and season. Dublin guides stay informational.