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You can catch Smoothhound, Thornback ray and Homelyn ray here. Bring hardback green crab or squid, and fish a pulley rig at distance.
A shingle beach in the heart of the Greystones-to-Wicklow shingle belt. Documented in the Eastern Regional Fisheries Board guide as the regard of many anglers as the BEST of all the Wicklow beach venues, the beach turns up quality fish with regularity. Specimen-class homelyn ray, thornback ray, smoothhound, bullhuss and occasional spurdog have all been recorded here.
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WicklowModel
Mark · Excellent
Bring
Hardback green crab (hounds, outlasts peeler against lesser species) · Pulley rig at distance (hounds/rays/huss)
ModelThe live call prefers Greystones Harbour & Pier (11:00 PM to 12:00 AM). Fish here only if you already know the ground.
Session intelligence
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Hourly session fit with the Wicklow tide curve overlaid
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Species running this month on this mark
Also: Thornback ray, Flounder, Cod, Whiting
Bass is peaking this month.
Peak and catchable months for every species listed at this mark.
| Species | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Catchable | May: Catchable | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Catchable | Aug: Catchable | Sep: Peak | Oct: Peak | Nov: Peak | Dec: Off |
| Bullhuss | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Off | May: Catchable | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Peak | Aug: Peak | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Off | Nov: Off | Dec: Off |
| Coalfish | Jan: Peak | Feb: Peak | Mar: Peak | Apr: Catchable | May: Catchable | Jun: Off | Jul: Off | Aug: Off | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Peak | Nov: Peak | Dec: Peak |
| Dab | Jan: Catchable | Feb: Peak | Mar: Peak | Apr: Catchable | May: Catchable | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Catchable | Aug: Catchable | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Peak | Dec: Peak |
| Dogfish | Jan: Catchable | Feb: Catchable | Mar: Catchable | Apr: Catchable | May: Catchable | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Catchable | Aug: Catchable | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Peak | Dec: Peak |
| Ray | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Catchable | May: Catchable | Jun: Peak | Jul: Peak | Aug: Peak | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Off | Dec: Off |
| Smoothhound | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Off | May: Catchable | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Peak | Aug: Peak | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Off | Dec: Off |
| Spurdog | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Off | May: Off | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Catchable | Aug: Peak | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Off | Nov: Off | Dec: Off |
| Thornback ray | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Off | May: Catchable | Jun: Peak | Jul: Peak | Aug: Peak | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Off | Dec: Off |
| Flounder | Jan: Catchable | Feb: Peak | Mar: Peak | Apr: Catchable | May: Catchable | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Catchable | Aug: Catchable | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Peak | Dec: Peak |
| Cod | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Off | May: Off | Jun: Off | Jul: Off | Aug: Off | Sep: Off | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Peak | Dec: Peak |
| Whiting | Jan: Catchable | Feb: Peak | Mar: Peak | Apr: Catchable | May: Off | Jun: Off | Jul: Off | Aug: Off | Sep: Off | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Peak | Dec: Peak |
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What to bring, and the rig that matches conditions
Big bait and distance on Killoughter Beach, so the pulley pennel protects the cast and presents cleanly on the drop. A light grip lead still casts clean on calm sand.
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Pack next
Today's conditions at Killoughter Beach suit a pulley pennel rig. A heavy-duty distance rig that protects large soft baits during the cast. The hooklink slides through a pulley swivel so bait and hooks lift on splash-down while the lead anchors.
Tide, tactics, and local read
If I were fishing here
If I were fishing Killoughter Beach, I'd walk the tide line first, find the gutter or colour, then fish smoothhound with one honest flood or ebb rather than casting blind for hours.
I'd skip when…
I'd skip a dumping shore-break, a hard onshore gale that fills the gutters with weed, or a dead slack with no colour.
When it fishes well
Falling tide for the shingle-belt pattern. Evening and night sessions for the predator species. Distance casting required for hounds and rays; close-in for codling and flatfish.
Reputed specimen beach for rays and hounds on spring nights, not a beginner mark.
Baits
Methods
Access, parking, hazards, and getting back safe
Access
Access via the local road from Newcastle/Ashford direction. The road in is poor, described in SAI session reports as 'potholed' with limited improvement over the years. Small car park at the end. Railway crossing required for some access routes.
Parking
Small car park at end of access road; arrive early on quality conditions.
Hazards
Statutory rules for the regulated species at this mark. Everything else here has no bag limit or closed season.
42 cm
Rules checked 29 June 2026Bass Fishing Conservation Bye-Law No. 826 of 2007, Council Regulation (EU) 2026/249
Rules change. Check the linked authority before you keep a fish: see all size and bag limits.
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Where to top up
Wicklow town or Greystones tackle shops.
Eric
Based in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, fishing the Irish coast since 2018
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