Shore Angling Map

West Cork

1 . CASTLEVIEW: Bottom fishing from point for flounder, dogfish and occasional bass. Low water to high water best. Also spinning for sea trout at high water.

2. MOUTH OF ILEN RIVER: Bottom fishing for flounder, dogfish and occasional bass. Spinning for sea trout at high water, also float fishing for mullet.

3. ILEN RIVER: Float fishing for mullet at low water in channel beside main road upstream of bridge. Ground bait with bread flakes.

4. TRAFRASKA: Spinning for pollack and mackerel at high water. Float fishing for wrasse.

5. LOUGH HYNE: Bottom fishing and spinning for conger, wrasse, gurnard, occasional ling, pollack and mackerel. Bottom fishing on northern side for dogfish and conger, also float fishing for mullet.

6. SCULLANE POINT: Spinning for pollack and mackerel. Float fishing for wrasse and bottom fishing for conger.

7. SANDY COVE: Bottom fishing for flatfish and dogfish at all stages of the tide. Spinning for pollack on rocks to the west.

8. BEHIND HORSE ISLAND: Bottom fishing for lesser spotted dogfish, bull huss and conger in channel. Moving left out of the channel area, flatfish and occasional ray are taken at low water. Spinning for coalfish and pollack on flooding tide.

9. BATTERY POINT: Spinning and bottom fishing for pollack, flatfish and dogfish at low water.

10. BLIND HARBOUR: Spinning for pollack and mackerel and float fishing for wrasse. Bottom fishing for flatfish, dogfish and occasional ray.

11. UNION HALL: Bottom fishing for flounder and spinning for mackerel on the outside of pier. Late ebb to early flood.

12. ROAD BRIDGE: Fishing from bridge for flounder, dogfish and bass. Crab and lugworm best baits. Floatfishing for mullet.

13. GLANDORE: Bottom fishing for dogfish, flatfish and occasional bass. Best spot at point near main road.

BAIT

A. THE FRIARY: Lugworm can be dug on sandy patches between rocks. Good quality black lugworm.

B. RINEEN: Lugworm can be dug in upper reaches of estuary.

C. CASTLETOWNSHEND: Lugworm above pier on eastern side of estuary.

D. UNION HALL: Good lugworm digging below village. Also clam and mussel.

E. LEAP; Clam can be dug in inlet of left hand side of road.