WICKLOW COAST
Killoughter and the Newcastle strand marks sit between Greystones and Wicklow town on long shingle and rock ground. Killoughter beach has a reputation for quality ray and seasonal bass when conditions align, but the access road and limited parking mean you earn the session. Five Mile Point and the Breaches add rock and estuary-outflow options for anglers who know the walks. Railway infrastructure appears on some approaches; cross only where signed. These marks are intermediate to advanced depending on swell and tide cut-off. They are not beginner beaches on a big sea. Pair a Killoughter trip with a tides and weather check and a backup pier plan. When the surf is wrong, fishing Greystones or Wicklow harbour is the honest alternative the same day.
3 marks · Wicklow coast
Mackerel
June is the most consistent month for shore mackerel. Tactics and timing.
MARKS
Every mark in the Killoughter area — browse the guides, then open today's plan for ranked session picks.
Beach · IntermediateReputed best Wicklow beach venue. Specimen homelyn, thornback, smoothhound and bullhuss in the catch record.
SMOOTHHOUND · THORNBACK RAY · HOMELYN RAY
Beach · IntermediateSpecimen smoothhound run on spring nights, the single insight justifying this mark. May ray/plaice; nursery beach the rest of the year.
SMOOTHHOUND · BASS · HOMELYN RAY
Beach · IntermediateSpecialist mark, under-targeted specimen mullet on the Vartry outflow under the rail bridge. Flounder, sea trout, bass at the same outlet.
GREY MULLET · FLOUNDER · BASS
ACCESS
Parking
Roadside parking only.
Public transport
Train to Wicklow town then taxi or short drive.
By road
Off the R750.
Access note: Some routes cross railway lines; tide cut-off on long beaches.
FAQ
Killoughter Beach is a well-known local mark: Reputed best Wicklow beach venue. Specimen homelyn, thornback, smoothhound and bullhuss in the catch record. Open the plan page for ranked picks against today's conditions.
No state licence is required for sea angling in Ireland. The state rod licence covers salmon and sea trout only. If you plan to target sea trout from the shore, a state licence is required.
Ray and bass in warmer months; winter codling possible on sheltered corners.
FROM THE SHORE
SpotsWicklow Head fishing in 2026: pollack, wrasse and mackerel on the county's top rock mark through the May to August inshore peak.
7 MIN · WICKLOW HEAD
SpeciesBass fishing on the Wicklow coast in 2026: marks, baits, lures and tides as fish move inshore from late May through the summer season.
8 MIN · BASS
Check today's plan for marks, tides, and conditions on the Wicklow coast.