SPECIES PROFILE
Flounder
Flounder fishing on Wicklow beaches and estuaries, see the best winter months, tides, baits and rigs for consistent flatfish from the shore.
Eric, Greystones · Reviewed Apr 2026 · IFI-aligned
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Typical size
200 to 400 g from Wicklow beaches and estuaries
Conservation
Release advised
Season on the coast
Peak and catchable months from the catalogue season window, parsed for Wicklow shore fishing.
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Where they live
Estuaries, sandy beaches, muddy creeks and shallow inshore ground, especially around river mouths and drainage outflows.
What to use
Ragworm · Lugworm · Harbour ragworm · Mussel · Small fish strips
How to fish them
Fish short with running ledger or two-hook flapper rigs, slowly dragging baits across the bottom on flooding and high water to trigger takes in troughs and around estuary mouths.
Suggested gear
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Two-hook flapper rig pack
Standard flatfish rig for beaches and estuaries.
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Ragworm bait pack
Number one bait for flounder on Wicklow beaches.
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Size 1 Aberdeen hooks
Fine-wire hooks perfect for flatfish fishing.
Wicklow marks
Arklow South Beach & FerrybankBeach
Avoca river-mouth shore complex (Ferrybank + South Beach). Bass, hounds, flatfish; historical specimen sole.
Bray HarbourPier
Dargle-mouth working harbour. LRF-style mixed-species pier; codling, dab, flounder and plaice with summer bass and mullet.
Brittas Bay (South End)Beach
Premier Wicklow bass beach. Specimen bass in storm conditions; smoothhound and rays in summer.
Clogga StrandBeach
Last Wicklow venue. Two-zone beach, deeper water north for flatfish/hounds; rock platforms south for bass on lures.
Ennereilly Strand SouthBeach
Remote, sandy, southerly-facing beach. Bass April to October, smoothhound on evening crab baits May to September.
Five Mile PointBeach
Specimen smoothhound run on spring nights, the single insight justifying this mark. May ray/plaice; nursery beach the rest of the year.
Greystones Harbour & PierPier
Sheltered marina pier, ideal for families and beginners. Good wrasse, pollock, mackerel and an established autumn squid fishery.
Greystones South BeachBeach
Accessible competition-grade town beach with reliable winter codling and close-in plaice in calm weather.
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