BallycottonEast Cork
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A productive rock-and-pier mark in East Cork, good for beginners on calm days.
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An East Cork beach and rock mark combining surf fishing for bass and flounder with spinning and lure fishing from the rocky eastern shore for pollack, mackerel, wrasse, and conger.
View field guideA sheltered tidal harbour on the Mizen Peninsula for bottom fishing for flounder and spinning for sea trout in the channel. WARNING — anglers can be cut off by the rising tide.
View field guideA large East Cork beach with a sheltered lagoon. Bass, flounder, and codling are taken at the lagoon entrance on the flood, and lugworm can be dug on the beach.
View field guideA large, sheltered beach at the tip of the Mizen Peninsula, fishing for flounder, bass, and dogfish through the surf from June to December.
View field guideA West Cork estuary famed for bass on live sandeel and the flooding tide, big mullet, flatfish, and a record gilthead bream. Bass season runs roughly September to November.
View field guideA West Cork village with pier and strand fishing for bass, conger, flounder, gilthead bream, and mullet. Specimen bass and flounder have been recorded here. Bass season peaks September–December.
View field guideA sheltered harbour at the tip of the Mizen Peninsula with varied rock and harbour fishing for pollack, wrasse, dogfish, bull huss, flounder, conger, and dabs. Season runs June–December.
View field guideA West Cork rock headland for spinning and float fishing for pollack, mackerel, and wrasse. High water is the most productive state. A fair-weather mark demanding respect.
View field guideA rated surf-beach bass venue near Kinsale. Surf fishing produces bass and flatfish, while the road bridge at the western end fishes well for codling, dabs, and coalfish in winter.
View field guidePopular match-angling beaches on Ballycotton Bay in East Cork. An excellent autumn mark for thornback and painted ray, bass, conger, dogfish, codling, whiting, and flatfish.
View field guideA long outer-harbour strand where bass are caught on plugs, spinners, and lures along the eastern shoreline on the flooding tide.
View field guideAn excellent West Cork bass venue. The Bar Rock channel fishes on a single-hook rig with sandeel on the early flood to high water, with spring tides — especially September — producing the best results.
View field guideAn ESB reservoir west of Cork City with wild brown trout and coarse fish. A Lee Reservoirs permit is required and all angling is currently catch-and-release.
View field guideA rock mark near the Old Head of Kinsale for bass and wrasse on the flooding tide. WARNING — anglers can be cut off by the rising tide. Experienced rock anglers only.
View field guideA sweeping West Cork beach at Castlefreke producing flounder and bass through the surf, with spinning from the rocks at the western end for bass at low water.
View field guideA stocked rainbow trout fishery near Bantry with day and season permits. Current fishery rules allow a single rod using fly, worm or spinner.
View field guideA sheltered Cork Harbour pier producing flounder, dabs, dogfish, and occasional codling in winter, with mullet on float gear in summer.
View field guideA sheltered Cork Harbour pier known locally as De Wall, excellent for conger, wrasse, and flatfish — and a top winter codling mark from November to February.
View field guideCork's premier salmon river — a major Irish spate river rising in Co. Kerry and flowing 160+ km through Mallow and Fermoy to the tide at Cappoquin. Also holds sea trout and wild brown trout. Day-ticket beats available.
View field guideA West Cork surf beach producing flounder and bass through the surf, with golden grey mullet taken on harbour ragworm. Low water and the first of the ebb are the productive tidal states.
View field guideA rocky headland east of Cork Harbour for spinning and float fishing for mackerel, pollack, and wrasse, with bass and flatfish on the bottom.
View field guideA productive Cork Harbour beach and rock combination mark for bass, with thornback ray and dogfish on bottom baits.
View field guideA West/Mid Cork salmon and sea trout river flowing through Dunmanway, Bandon and Innishannon to Kinsale Harbour. Contact the Bandon Angling Association and check with IFI for current permits, seasons and open/catch-and-release status before fishing.
View field guideAn ESB-managed salmon and grilse fishery on the ~9-mile stretch of the Lee between Cork City and the Inniscarra dam. A fair run of fish with a very good grilse run dependent on water; also holds sea trout and wild brown trout. ESB permit required.
View field guideA fair-weather rock mark at the mouth of Cork Harbour. Spinning for bass, pollack, and mackerel; bottom fishing for conger and rockling; float fishing for wrasse.
View field guideA sheltered West Cork estuary particularly noted for large thick-lipped grey mullet and gilthead bream, with bass also present.
View field guideA productive West Cork pier and headland mark for mackerel, pollack, wrasse, bass, gilthead bream, mullet, flounder, and dogfish. The headland spins well for pelagics at high water; the pier fishes varied species on the flood.
View field guideA managed trout fishery near Skibbereen with wild brown trout and regularly stocked rainbow trout. Current permits allow fly, worm or spinner fishing during the published season.
View field guideA quiet West Cork estuary on the Argideen River, fishing for specimen bass in the tidal pool, float fishing for thick-lipped mullet from the quay, and flounder on worm baits.
View field guideA surf beach on the outer eastern shore of Cork Harbour, fishing for bass and flatfish through the surf and dogfish from the tide edge.
View field guideA small SW-facing sandy beach with rocky northern flanks. Bass feature prominently on the flooding tide, with specimen fish recorded. Rock marks on the north side spin well for bass, pollack, and mackerel.
View field guideA sheltered bay on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour offering bass, gilthead bream, golden grey mullet, and flounder on bottom gear.
View field guideA varied East Cork venue with open beaches, a river estuary, and quay walls. Noted for specimen flounder and good cod in the estuary, plus bass, dogfish, and painted ray on the main beaches at night in autumn.
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