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Learn shore fishing on the Wicklow and Dublin coast.

From first cast to advanced sessions. Wicklow field notes for live decisions, plus Dublin Bay mark guides from Howth to Killiney.

Live conditions and ranked Wicklow marks when you are ready to fish.

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Your first session

Five steps, then you are fishing.

Follow this order once, then jump straight to Today's plan on every visit after.

Start with the basicsWhat to bring, how to read a mark, and what a first session looks like.
Pick a mark20 Wicklow spots with live scores, plus Dublin Bay mark guides.
Check today's planLive conditions, best window, and the Wicklow marks scoring well now.Editorial pick · every visit after
Tie a rigStep through a two-hook flapper before you pack bait.
Match gear to the sessionThree complete builds from budget to serious.

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48ArticlesSeasons, species and mark guides.
26Insider tacticsFrom the marks we actually fish.
11Dublin Bay guides11 indexed guides from Howth to Killiney.
9TechniquesBeaches, piers and rock.

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Live conditions, ranked marks, and species windows for the Wicklow coast.

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12MonthsThe seasons calendar.

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