Wicklow fishing calendar.

Field note

June, Mackerel to feathers off Greystones Harbour; bass on lures at dusk along sandy gutters.

Species to target

• Bass

  Beach gutters and rock edges, peeler crab or surface lures

  Peak

• Pollack

  Pier edges and rocky headlands, feathers or lures

  Peak

• Wrasse

  Rocky marks and pier walls, lures or ragworm tight to structure

  Peak

• Garfish

  Harbour walls, float-fished mackerel skin or sandeel near the surface

  Peak

• Plaice

  Clean sand with worm or spoon, close-in after warm settled spells

  Peak

• Thornback Ray

  Long-range pulley rigs on clean sand, sandeel or fish baits

  Peak

• Ray

  Summer sand marks, crab or sandeel for hounds and ray species

  Peak

• Conger Eel

  Pier walls after dark, whole mackerel or herring tight to structure

  Peak

• Mackerel

  Open pier walls, feathers or small lures

  Good

• Smoothhound

  Sandy beaches, peeler crab or hermit crab

  Good

• Grey Mullet

  Harbours and estuaries, bread flake or harbour ragworm

  Good

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