Guide last updated 12 June 2026Live score checked today
You can catch Bass, Flounder and Dogfish here. Bring ragworm or lugworm, and fish a two-hook flapper.
A small, sheltered sandy cove tucked between rocky headlands south of Wicklow Head. One of the cleaner sand beaches on the Wicklow coast and one of the few accessible east-coast marks for spurdog on summer night tides, under-known feature confirmed across regional sources. Surf in spring and autumn at night is the classic productive window. The sheltered position makes it a viable option in northerly or westerly winds when other marks are too rough.
This mark today
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Primary target
Bass
Safety
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What to bring, and the rig that matches conditions
Big bait and distance on Silver Strand, so the pulley pennel protects the cast and presents cleanly on the drop. A light grip lead still casts clean on calm sand.
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Pack next
Today's conditions at Silver Strand suit a pulley pennel rig. A heavy-duty distance rig that protects large soft baits during the cast. The hooklink slides through a pulley swivel so bait and hooks lift on splash-down while the lead anchors.
On the ground
Baits
Methods
Access
Follow the coastal road south from Wicklow town, signed from the R750. Access through caravan parks. Short walk from the car park.
Parking
Small car park at the strand, fills quickly in summer. Seasonal charges may apply. Arrive early in July and August.
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Species, tactics, tides, and today's plan for this mark
Sheltered cove, spring bass and a rare east-coast spurdog chance on summer night tides.
From the shore
You may see this beach listed as Furzeditch East, its townland name, but every fishing source calls it Silver Strand. Spurdog on summer night tides is the species note worth knowing: these are not common at most east-coast beaches and Silver Strand is one of the few accessible marks for them in Wicklow. Cut-off risk at high tide is the genuine safety story here, more than slippery rocks: the beach physically separates into coves and anglers have been caught out. Beach is shared with Brittas Bay Surf School and picks up southerly swell, surfing presence affects daytime access. Best window is genuinely narrow: spring/autumn surf at night for the bass; summer night for the spurdog. Outside those windows it is a low-percentage flatfish beach.
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Wicklow town tackle shops, a short drive north on the coastal road.
Eric
Based in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, fishing the Irish coast since 2018
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