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- Ballycotton — East Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A productive rock-and-pier mark in East Cork, good for beginners on calm days.Pollack
- Ballycroneen Beach — East Cork shore 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.Bass, Flounder, Pollack, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse, Conger Eel, Lesser-spotted Dogfish
- Ballydehob Harbour — West Cork (Mizen) shore A 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.Flounder, Sea Trout
- Ballynamona Beach — East Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Bass, Flounder, Codling
- Barley Cove — Mizen Peninsula shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A large, sheltered beach at the tip of the Mizen Peninsula, fishing for flounder, bass, and dogfish through the surf from June to December.Flounder, Bass, Lesser-spotted Dogfish
- Clonakilty Estuary — West Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Bass, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, Flounder
- Courtmacsherry — West Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Conger Eel, Bass, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, Flounder, Gilthead Bream, Codling
- Crookhaven — Mizen Peninsula shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Pollack, Ballan Wrasse, Lesser-spotted Dogfish, Bull Huss, Flounder, Conger Eel, Dab
- Galley Head — West Cork shore A 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.Pollack, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse
- Garretstown Strand — Near Kinsale, West Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Bass, Flounder, Codling, Coalfish
- Garryvoe — East Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly Popular 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.Thornback Ray, Bass, Conger Eel, Lesser-spotted Dogfish, Codling, Whiting, Flounder
- Inch Strand — Outer Cork Harbour shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A long outer-harbour strand where bass are caught on plugs, spinners, and lures along the eastern shoreline on the flooding tide.Bass
- Inchydoney Beach — West Cork shore An 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.Bass
- Inniscarra Reservoir — Lee Valley lake ⭐ Beginner-friendly An ESB reservoir on the River Lee, west of Cork City, holding wild brown trout. Day permits available for the Lee reservoirs. The upstream Carrigadrohid Reservoir also holds brown trout.Brown Trout
- Laherne Rocks — Old Head / Kinsale area shore A 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.Bass, Ballan Wrasse, Codling
- Long Strand — West Cork (Castlefreke) shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Flounder, Bass
- Lough Bofinne — Near Bantry, West Cork lake ⭐ Beginner-friendly A stocked put-and-take rainbow trout fishery near Bantry in West Cork, offering day-ticket fly fishing for regularly stocked fish. An excellent first game fishing venue for beginners.Rainbow Trout
- Lower Aghada Pier — Cork Harbour (East) shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A sheltered Cork Harbour pier producing flounder, dabs, dogfish, and occasional codling in winter, with mullet on float gear in summer.Flounder, Dab, Lesser-spotted Dogfish, Conger Eel, Codling, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet
- Monkstown Pier (De Wall) — Cork Harbour shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Conger Eel, Pollack, Ballan Wrasse, Flounder, Codling, Whiting
- Munster Blackwater — North Cork (Blackwater Valley) river Cork'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.Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout, Brown Trout
- Owenahincha Strand — West Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Flounder, Bass, Golden Grey Mullet
- Power Head — East of Cork Harbour shore A rocky headland east of Cork Harbour for spinning and float fishing for mackerel, pollack, and wrasse, with bass and flatfish on the bottom.Mackerel, Pollack, Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Flounder
- Ram Point Strand — Cork Harbour shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A productive Cork Harbour beach and rock combination mark for bass, with thornback ray and dogfish on bottom baits.Bass, Thornback Ray, Lesser-spotted Dogfish
- River Bandon — West/Mid Cork river A 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.Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout
- River Lee (Salmon Fishery) — Cork City / Lee Valley river An 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.Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout, Brown Trout
- Roches Point — Cork Harbour shore A 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.Bass, Pollack, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse, Conger Eel
- Rosscarbery Estuary — West Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A sheltered West Cork estuary particularly noted for large thick-lipped grey mullet and gilthead bream, with bass also present.Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, Bass
- Rosscarbery Pier — West Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Pollack, Mackerel, Ballan Wrasse, Bass, Flounder, Gilthead Bream, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, Golden Grey Mullet, Lesser-spotted Dogfish
- Shepperton Lake — Near Skibbereen, West Cork lake ⭐ Beginner-friendly A stocked put-and-take rainbow trout fishery near Skibbereen in West Cork. Day-ticket fly fishing for regularly stocked rainbows — a friendly and accessible venue for beginners and visiting anglers.Rainbow Trout
- Timoleague Estuary — West Cork (Argideen Estuary) shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Bass, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, Flounder
- Trabolgan Strand — Cork Harbour (East) shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A surf beach on the outer eastern shore of Cork Harbour, fishing for bass and flatfish through the surf and dogfish from the tide edge.Bass, Flounder, Lesser-spotted Dogfish
- White Bay — Outer Cork Harbour shore A 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.Bass, Pollack, Mackerel
- Whitegate Bay — Cork Harbour (East) shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A sheltered bay on the eastern shore of Cork Harbour offering bass, gilthead bream, golden grey mullet, and flounder on bottom gear.Bass, Gilthead Bream, Golden Grey Mullet, Flounder
- Youghal — East Cork shore ⭐ Beginner-friendly A 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.Flounder, Bass, Lesser-spotted Dogfish, Codling, Thornback Ray, Whiting, Conger Eel