Guide last updated 24 May 2026Live score checked today
You can catch Pollack, Mackerel and Wrasse here. Bring mackerel strip or sandeel, and fish a spinning.
The northeast face of Wicklow Head, accessed on foot from the R750 car park down past the golf course. The safer of the three Wicklow Head rock marks, solid spinning ground for mackerel and pollack with float fishing for wrasse and coalfish. Worm and crab over sand patches between the rocks turn up dabs and plaice in July and August.
This is the northeast face of Wicklow Head below the golf course, the safer Wicklow Head spin mark for mackerel and pollack compared to Long Rock and the lighthouse rocks, and the only one of the three where the catalogue calls out worm or crab over July to August sand patches between the rocks for plaice and dab alongside the rock species.
TodayPOSSIBLE
WicklowModel
Mark · Excellent
Bring
Mackerel strip · Spinning (mackerel/pollack)
ModelThe live call prefers Greystones Harbour & Pier (11:00 PM to 12:00 AM). Fish here only if you already know the ground.
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Species running this month on this mark
Also: Plaice
Bass, Wrasse are 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 |
| Wrasse | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Catchable | May: Catchable | Jun: Peak | Jul: Peak | Aug: Peak | Sep: Peak | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Catchable | 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 |
| Mackerel | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Off | Apr: Off | May: Off | Jun: Catchable | Jul: Peak | Aug: Peak | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Off | Dec: Off |
| Pollack | Jan: Catchable | Feb: Catchable | Mar: Catchable | Apr: Catchable | May: Peak | Jun: Peak | Jul: Peak | Aug: Peak | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Catchable | Nov: Catchable | Dec: Catchable |
| Plaice | Jan: Off | Feb: Off | Mar: Catchable | Apr: Catchable | May: Peak | Jun: Peak | Jul: Peak | Aug: Catchable | Sep: Catchable | Oct: Off | Nov: Off | Dec: Off |
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What to bring, and the rig that matches conditions
Big bait and distance on Wicklow Head, Brides Head, 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 Wicklow Head, Brides Head 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 Wicklow Head, Brides Head, I'd get settled before the best water arrives, keep a clean exit route, and fish pollack close to structure instead of punching unnecessary distance.
I'd skip when…
I'd skip when wind and swell make footing or casting the problem, not the fish.
When it fishes well
Flooding tide for bass on across-current lures; dawn or dusk window. Most species accessible HW ± 2 hours.
Spinning mark below the golf course, reliable mackerel and pollack, safer than the lighthouse rocks.
Baits
Methods
Access, parking, hazards, and getting back safe
Access
Walk required from the car park on the R750 to reach the rock fishing below the golf course on Brides Head. Rough but manageable terrain, sturdy boots essential.
Parking
R750 car park near Wicklow Head.
Hazards
Statutory rules for the regulated species at this mark. Everything else here has no bag limit or closed season.
30 cm
Rules checked 29 June 2026Pollack Fishing Conservation Bye-Law No. 1028 of 2026, Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 (SFPA MCRS list, Irish EEZ)
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 tackle shops, short drive north.
Eric
Based in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, fishing the Irish coast since 2018
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