Every shore species worth knowing.

March to November (May to June and September to October)

Peeler crab (spring and autumn) · Sandeel · Ragworm

September to April (Autumn and winter from piers)

Feathers · Sandeel · Mackerel strip

October to January (November to February night tides on piers and shingle marks where the catalogue lists codling as primary or secondary (most Wicklow shore fish are young cod, codling, in those ranked lists))

Lugworm · Ragworm · Crab baits

October to January (Late autumn and early winter night tides)

Lugworm · Ragworm · Crab baits

Year round, best May through October from piers and rock marks (May to October night sessions; Wicklow Head lighthouse copy ties a tope/conger expedition window to October with the herring run, while Brides Head and Long Rock only list conger as occasional on whole-fish baits)

Whole or flapper mackerel · Herring · Squid

Year round (Autumn through spring on clean sand)

Ragworm · Lugworm · Harbour ragworm

Year round (Autumn through spring nights)

Mackerel strip · Squid · Lugworm

Occasional summer (historical) (Arklow South Beach & Ferrybank spot copy records sole over the 2 lb specimen size historically, treat as a rare east-coast footnote, not a bankable target)

Ragworm · Lugworm · Small worm baits on light ledger

September to December (October to November on calm, clear nights)

Egi squid jigs · Sabiki rigs with small fish strips · Live or dead baitfish under a float

Year round (October to March)

Ragworm · Lugworm · Harbour ragworm

May to August (June to July, SeasonalGuideArticle copy ties garfish to harbour walls in summer; species-guide narrows to calm, warm summer evenings with moving water)

Small strip of mackerel skin (bright side showing) · Sandeel · Tiny soft plastics

May to October (July to September in harbours and tidal rivers)

Bread flake · Bread punch · Maggots

June to September (July to August)

Feather rigs · Sabiki rigs · Metal slices

March to October (May to September on clean sand and shingle, Five Mile Point spot copy singles out May for plaice with worm/spoon; Kilcoole and Greystones South emphasise calm warm days with plaice inside ~30 yards; Silver Strand lists May to September with high-water-close windows)

Ragworm · Lugworm · Sandeel strip

April to November (May to September from piers and rocks)

Sandeel · Mackerel strip · Soft plastic shads

May to September (May on Killoughter and Five Mile Point spot copy (homelyn ray peak in May alongside hounds); summer evenings for bullhuss on Killoughter secondary list)

Sandeel · Ragworm and squid cocktails · Peeler or hardback crab for hound-heavy sessions

July to October (Late summer and early autumn evenings)

Small spoons · Spinners · Surface and shallow-diving plugs

May to September (June to August evening floods)

Peeler crab · Soft-back crab · Hermit crab

June to September (Summer night tides, Silver Strand spot copy lists spurdog on summer night tides; Killoughter ranks Spurdog as a seasonal dogfish-family predator alongside whiting)

Squid · Mackerel strip · Fish baits on pulley or ledger rigs

May to September (Late spring through midsummer on clean sand)

Sandeel · Bluey or mackerel strip · Crab and fish cocktails

October to November from shore (Late October and November spring tides)

Fresh whole or half mackerel · Fresh herring · Large sandeel

October to February (November to January)

Ragworm · Lugworm · Sandeel

May to October (June to September on rock marks)

Peeler crab · Ragworm · Harbour ragworm