Dublin · Pier · medium confidence
Coliemore Harbour.
Not verified · no fact on this mark has a dated check yet
Hazards: not checked on site. Assume the worst footing and tide cut-off, and read the hazard notes below as a starting point.
Fishing permission: not checked. The council page calls it a harbour used for fishing and leisure boating and names the beach bye-laws, but it states no fishing rule, so permission is not established.
Read, and it did not settle this: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Coliemore Harbour page, 5 October 2026.
Coliemore Harbour is a small Dalkey shore mark with big surrounding context: harbour wall, rocky edges, Dalkey Sound, boat traffic and island water nearby. Published notes support codling, pollack, coalfish, conger, mackerel, whiting and dogfish from the shore, but this page deliberately excludes boat drifts, island landings and private foreshore shortcuts. It is a compact public harbour mark.
DART / access: Reach it from Dalkey village and Coliemore Road, or take the DART to Dalkey and walk down.
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Hard work
- A Status Yellow Met Éireann weather warning is in force for the Dublin coast, so the band is no better than hard work.
- SW wind 18 km/h now: easy on sustained wind.
- Gusts 29 km/h do not make it worse.
Tide and light windows, next 24 hours
- Tomorrow 09:10 – 12:40, Over high water in daylight: Too roughS wind 31 km/h over tomorrow 09:10 – 12:40: hard work on sustained wind.
Tides, next 24 hours
- High water 22:40, 4.2 m
- Low water tomorrow 04:25, 0.6 m
- High water tomorrow 11:10, 4.1 m
- Low water tomorrow 16:40, 0.7 m
Light, Sunday 25 October
- Sunrise 07:08
- Sunset 17:07
In season this month
Marks by type, north to south
Listed by type because no shore bearing is verified yet; shelter from the day’s wind is not claimed.
Beaches : Caution
A Met Éireann yellow warning covers this coast for the time judged. Waves 0.4 m, under the beach caution threshold. Judged on forecast figures, evidence level 1: not checked on site.
- Malahide Estuary: Bass, Flounder, Sea Trout Not verified yet
- Portmarnock Velvet Strand: Flounder, Bass, Smoothhound Not verified yet
- Dollymount Strand: Bass, Flounder, Dab Not verified yet
- Sandymount Strand: Bass, Flounder, Dab Not verified yet
Piers and harbour walls : Caution
A Met Éireann yellow warning covers this coast for the time judged. Waves 0.4 m, under the pier caution threshold. Judged on forecast figures, evidence level 1: not checked on site.
- Balbriggan Harbour: Mackerel, Grey Mullet, Flounder Not verified yet
- Skerries Harbour: Mackerel, Pollack, Whiting Not verified yet
- Loughshinny: Mackerel, Coalfish, Codling Not verified yet
- Howth East Pier: Mackerel, Pollack, Coalfish Not verified yet
- Howth West Pier: Mackerel, Flounder, Dab Not verified yet
- North Bull Wall: Flounder, Dab, Dogfish Not verified yet
- Poolbeg South Wall: Mackerel, Pollack, Conger Eel Not verified yet
- Dún Laoghaire East Pier: Mackerel, Pollack, Garfish Not verified yet
- Dún Laoghaire West Pier: Dab, Whiting, Codling Not verified yet
- Coliemore Harbour: Codling, Pollack, Coalfish Not verified yet
Rock marks : Caution
A Met Éireann yellow warning covers this coast for the time judged. Waves 0.4 m. A rock mark is never clear until two wave models agree below the threshold: caution. Judged on forecast figures, evidence level 1: not checked on site.
- Balscadden Bay: Pollack, Coalfish, Wrasse Not verified yet, Hazards not checked on site
- Red Rock, Sutton: Bass, Flounder, Dab Not verified yet, Hazards not checked on site
Rules for the species in season
- Bass: Retention allowed, 42 cm. Rules checked 2026-06-29
- Pollack: Retention allowed, No statutory minimum. Rules checked 2026-09-30
Mark details
Access, species and tactics.
- Type
- Pier
- Ground
- Mixed
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Verification
- Not verified
Access
Reach it from Dalkey village and Coliemore Road, or take the DART to Dalkey and walk down. Parking is tight and residential, so do not block houses, slips or turning areas. The harbour is small and boat-focused, with ferries and local craft using the sound. Bullock Harbour nearby is a separate small-boat launch context, not a second shore mark folded into this page.
Tide
Use Dublin Port reference, with Dún Laoghaire effectively +0 minutes for high water. In this small harbour, mid water through high is the practical shore window because low water exposes awkward rock and reduces useful depth. Strong sound flow can make the best-looking cast difficult to hold.
Safety
Slippery harbour steps, boat traffic and strong streams in Dalkey Sound are the key risks. Keep clear of ferry and local craft movements. Do not climb private or closed foreshore around Vico or beyond the obvious public harbour area. No charter, hire-boat or island-access product claims are made here.
About Dalkey
From the Dalkey guide, updated 12 August 2026.
Dalkey's Coliemore Harbour is a small wall mark with rock and sound water nearby. Useful for short sessions after the DART. Strong streams run in Dalkey Sound, so keep sessions short and tide-aware. We cover shore access only, not Dalkey Island boat drifts, hire boats, or private Vico cliff climbs.
Best time
Codling, pollack and conger across cooler months. Mackerel when summer shoals push inshore.
- Parking
- Tight village parking; do not block residents or the slip.
- DART / 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.
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What's here
Species feeding this month on this mark. Open a profile for tactics, seasons and rules.
Coalfish, Conger eel are peaking this month.
Bass and pollack carry statutory size, bag or closure rules. Open the species card for sourced figures.
Tactics
Keep tactics compact. Fish worm and fish baits on simple ledgers for codling, whiting, dogfish and conger where the bottom allows; step up hook size and trace strength if specifically targeting conger after dark. Pollack and coalfish are better on float gear, soft plastics or small metals worked near rock and wall edges. Mackerel are a seasonal bonus when shoals push inshore. Do not treat Dalkey Island boat drifts as shore marks.
Ground
The immediate shore ground is harbour wall, rough rock, small clean pockets and current-influenced water toward Dalkey Sound. Fish hold close to wall edges, around rock breaks and wherever tidal movement pushes food past the harbour mouth. Casting distance is limited by space and boat traffic, so short accurate casts beat big pendulum ambitions. The rougher edges can hold pollack and conger but will punish light multi-hook rigs.
Fishing Coliemore Harbour today? Bring these.
Calm enough on Coliemore Harbour for the flapper: two baits, two chances, no tangles if you keep snoods short. A light grip lead still casts clean on calm sand.
Hooks
Phoxinus Aberdeen hooks 1/0
Fine wire hooks for small baits on flapper snoods. Size 1/0 suits whiting and dab.
See it in KitLead, pick
Plain bomb leads mixed pack
2 to 4oz bombs for pier and calm-beach flapper fishing when grip leads are not needed.
Line, pick
Hooklink mono 15lb
15 lb mono for flapper snoods. Cheap bulk spool; snoods are consumables on winter pier sessions.
Recommendations follow the same Wicklow-first editorial standards as the rest of the site.
Session pattern
A typical Coliemore session is short, tidy and tide-aware: arrive with one or two rods, check boat use, fish mid water through high, then leave the harbour as clear as you found it. Use Dublin Port times through the Dún Laoghaire reference, effectively the same high water for planning. Common mistakes are arriving with beach gear, blocking local access, overclaiming island-water reports as shore evidence, and fishing into strong Dalkey Sound flow without a landing plan.
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Species context
Cod: Deep harbour channels, pier-wall snags and the Greystones to Wicklow shingle belt in winter, anywhere young cod gather around tidal flow and coloured water after a blow. Codling is the usual Wicklow shore size class, not a separate target species here. Season coast-wide: September to February.
Pollack: Rocky kelp ground, harbour walls and pier pilings where current runs past structure, often tight to the wall or reef edges. Season coast-wide: Year round.
Coalfish: Harbour walls, pier mouths and rough ground where baitfish shoals run, especially in colder months when pollack fishing fades. Season coast-wide: September to May.
Conger eel: Rocky ground, pier pilings and harbour walls with crevices and snags where eels lair by day and hunt after dark. Wicklow Town Pier, Jack's Hole and Wicklow Head Long Rock are the Wicklow marks where conger feature. Season coast-wide: Year round.
Mackerel: Open water around harbour mouths and headlands when baitfish shoals are pushed close in; often mid-water rather than tight to the surface. Season coast-wide: June to October.
Whiting: Open sandy and shingle beaches and harbour channels in winter, following whitebait and sandeel shoals inshore. Season coast-wide: October to April.
Dogfish: Clean sandy ground from shallow surf to deeper water, often around sandbars and gutters where food collects. Season coast-wide: Year round.
Access notes are compiled from long-published pier and shore reports. Treat access and safety notes as starting points, then confirm conditions on the day.
Common questions
What fish can you catch at Coliemore Harbour?
Coliemore Harbour produces Codling, Pollack, Coalfish, Conger Eel and Mackerel. Which of those are actually feeding depends on the month, and on this coast the season matters more than the mark.
How do you get to Coliemore Harbour?
Reach it from Dalkey village and Coliemore Road, or take the DART to Dalkey and walk down. Parking is tight and residential, so do not block houses, slips or turning areas. The harbour is small and boat-focused, with ferries and local craft using the sound. Bullock Harbour nearby is a separate small-boat launch context, not a second shore mark folded into this page.
What tide is best at Coliemore Harbour?
Use Dublin Port reference, with Dún Laoghaire effectively +0 minutes for high water. In this small harbour, mid water through high is the practical shore window because low water exposes awkward rock and reduces useful depth. Strong sound flow can make the best-looking cast difficult to hold.
How do you fish Coliemore Harbour?
Keep tactics compact. Fish worm and fish baits on simple ledgers for codling, whiting, dogfish and conger where the bottom allows; step up hook size and trace strength if specifically targeting conger after dark. Pollack and coalfish are better on float gear, soft plastics or small metals worked near rock and wall edges. Mackerel are a seasonal bonus when shoals push inshore. Do not treat Dalkey Island boat drifts as shore marks.
What are the hazards at Coliemore Harbour?
Slippery harbour steps, boat traffic and strong streams in Dalkey Sound are the key risks. Keep clear of ferry and local craft movements. Do not climb private or closed foreshore around Vico or beyond the obvious public harbour area. No charter, hire-boat or island-access product claims are made here.
Do I need a licence to fish at Coliemore Harbour, and what can I keep?
No State rod licence for ordinary sea angling. Salmon and sea trout need one. Retention rules do apply to some species here. Pollack: retention allowed, no statutory minimum. Check the linked authority before keeping a fish.
Irish Shore Fishing editorial
Written and checked on the Wicklow coast.
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