Fishing near Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow

Kilcoole sits on the Wicklow coast in Leinster, backed by the Wicklow Mountains and fronting a long shingle and sand beach that forms part of an 11-mile coastal belt stretching south toward Newcastle and Five Mile Point. The beach is one of the most reliable shore-fishing marks on the Wicklow coast, known for flatfish, codling and occasional bass, and the same shingle belt has hosted World and European Surf Casting Championships. Inland, the Vartry and Dargle rivers add freshwater options within easy reach.

Top waters to fish near Kilcoole

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Atlantic Wolffish

Anarhichas lupus

Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

Coalfish

Pollachius virens

Common Sole

Solea solea

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