Any good flatfish spots in Dublin ?

[sean]

Hi, anywere in Dublin that might throw up some dabs or flounder havent really fished for them before. I already have 1 or 2 spots that might be good.

[sea serpant]

killiney beach throws up nice flats mixed bags with flounder,dabs and plaice all caught this time of year... use a 2 hook rig size 1/2 hooks and ragworm is a good allround bait

[Sweetwrasse]

You could try dollymount/north wall when there's a bit of surf running.

[Gilks]

A barman at 'The Bloody Stream' in Howth says he catches flatfish on the beach behind the pub on an incoming tide. I think he uses spoons - the tide will come up pretty fast.

[shamoo0804]

Any of the north dublin beaches will throw up a few flounder - although numbers have never been great for me, there are the odd few bigger fish around, with the odd suprise plaice and turbot.

Whiterock near Killiney is a good low water mark for flounder, fish 2 hours either side of LW, casting 5-40 yards out.

A few flounder along the Shankill stretch of coast also.

Sandymount down to Monkstown should throw up a few flounder, I've fished along by Booterstown the odd time from low water up for a few hours and caught fish. Its a long walk out to the tide line though and the tide races in, so its a 1 rod/tripod/bait & rigs in a bucket job.

[mickm]

try little further south kilcoole is always a good spot for them (i know its wicklow but its a only short drive)

[dbrock]

whiterock in killiney is your best bet as shammoo said, ive seen plenty been caught there on rag,tipped strip of mackeral,
also seen a good few nice dabs caught of coleimore harbour although its an akward place to fish if your not used to it

[samo]

just to the right of the baths in blackrock is good you will pick up eels as well. the fish usually come in on the flooding tide

[zoolio]

Hi all,

i am new in Greystones as well, where exactly is the Whiterock?
Trying to catch some flatties as well, had last Saturday a nice one in Greystones harbour, but even small.

Thanks for the hints.

Zoltan

[sea serpant]

anywhere from greystones south beach which is to the right of the harbour under the tunnels onwards further into wicklow should throw up loads of flats at this time of year... last year my friend landed a 2.5lb plaice in killoughter on ragworm

[shamoo0804]

where exactly is the Whiterock?

Its the next beach north from Killiney