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Dalkey fishing.

Dalkey's Coliemore Harbour is a small wall mark with rock and sound water nearby. Useful for short sessions after the DART.

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Spots near Dalkey.

Every mark in the Dalkey area. Browse the guides, then Today's plan for ranked session picks.

MarkColiemore HarbourSmall Dalkey harbour wall for codling, pollack and conger, with rock and sound ground toward Dalkey Island. Shore access only in this guide.

From the shore

Fishing Dalkey.

We cover shore access only, not Dalkey Island boat drifts or hire boats.

Species calendar

What runs near Dalkey.

Month-by-month shore calendar for species recorded on marks in this town. Quiet through prime follows the Wicklow east-coast dataset until a Dublin dataset ships.

Dalkey species by month
Species	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Coalfish	Jan: Peak	Feb: Peak	Mar: Peak	Apr: Good	May: Possible	Jun: Quiet	Jul: Quiet	Aug: Quiet	Sep: Good	Oct: Peak	Nov: Peak	Dec: Peak
Codling	Jan: Quiet	Feb: Quiet	Mar: Quiet	Apr: Quiet	May: Quiet	Jun: Quiet	Jul: Quiet	Aug: Quiet	Sep: Quiet	Oct: Good	Nov: Peak	Dec: Peak
Conger Eel	Jan: Possible	Feb: Possible	Mar: Possible	Apr: Good	May: Good	Jun: Peak	Jul: Peak	Aug: Peak	Sep: Peak	Oct: Peak	Nov: Good	Dec: Possible
Mackerel	Jan: Quiet	Feb: Quiet	Mar: Quiet	Apr: Quiet	May: Quiet	Jun: Good	Jul: Peak	Aug: Peak	Sep: Good	Oct: Possible	Nov: Quiet	Dec: Quiet
Pollack	Jan: Possible	Feb: Possible	Mar: Good	Apr: Good	May: Peak	Jun: Peak	Jul: Peak	Aug: Peak	Sep: Good	Oct: Good	Nov: Possible	Dec: Possible
Whiting	Jan: Possible	Feb: Peak	Mar: Peak	Apr: Good	May: Quiet	Jun: Quiet	Jul: Quiet	Aug: Quiet	Sep: Quiet	Oct: Good	Nov: Peak	Dec: Peak

Quiet

Possible

Good

Peak

Current month (Aug)

Access

Getting there.

Parking: Tight village parking; do not block residents or the slip.
Public transport: DART to Dalkey, walk down Coliemore Road to the harbour.
By road: Through Dalkey village to Coliemore Harbour.

Access note: Slippery steps and boat traffic. Strong streams in Dalkey Sound. No private Vico cliff climbs in this guide.

FAQ

Common questions.

What's the best fishing spot in Dalkey?

Coliemore Harbour is a well-known local mark: Small Dalkey harbour wall for codling, pollack and conger, with rock and sound ground toward Dalkey Island. Shore access only in this guide. Open the plan page for ranked picks against today's conditions.

Do I need a fishing licence to fish from the shore in Dalkey?

No state licence is required for sea angling in Ireland. The state rod licence covers salmon and sea trout only. If you plan to target sea trout from the shore, a state licence is required.

When is the best time to fish Dalkey?

Codling, pollack and conger across cooler months. Mackerel when summer shoals push inshore.

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Today's plan covers Wicklow marks with live scoring. Dublin guides are in preparation.

Species

Codling