DINGLE

Deep Sea Angling: Charter boats based in Dingle and Castlegregory.  Both centres offer blue shark fishing. Other species are tope, pollack, common skate, six species of ray, gurnard, ling, cod, John Dory and coalfish.  Deep water close inshore.

Shore Fishing: Some first class beaches for bass anglers such as Inch, Smerwick Harbour and Brandon.  The surf beaches at Inch and Brandon Bay are highly regarded.  The rocky marks at Clogherhead to Smerwick Harbour produce ballan wrasse to over 7 lbs. , pollack to 10 lbs. and conger to 30 lbs. Download a fishing map of Dingle Penninsula [.doc, 600 KB].

Small Boat: Ventry, Dingle and Ballydavid Bays, are well know areas for thornback ray and flatfish.

When to Fish: June to September for tope and blue shark.  September to December for shore fishing especially bass and ballan wrasse.

Comments: Bass fishing is showing signs of recovery.  The renowned Dingle Pairs Festival has been held here over the last 26 years. Ballan wrasse record held here (a fish of 9 lb). For more information please log on to www.swrfb.com

FENIT AND TRALEE BAY

Deep Sea Angling: The area offers deep sea and inshore fishing.  Charter boats based at Fenit pier.  Main target species are blue shark, sting ray, undulate ray and occasional monkfish.

Shore Fishing: The top centre in the country for sting ray from the beaches of Derrymore and Killfenora.  Surf beaches from Fenit to Ballyheigue offering bass and flatfish including turbot.  Excellent rock marks at Kerry Head producing pollack, mackerel, wrasse, conger, buss huss and rockling.  Fenit Pier yields catches of ray, flatfish, bass, dogfish, whiting and mullet. Download a fishing map of Fenit [.doc, 600KB].

Small Boat: Excellent venue for inshore boat anglers.  Good launching facilities in Fenit.  Species caught in the Tralee Bay are tope, six species of ray including sting and undulate, common skate, bull huss and occasional monkfish.

When to Fish: Inshore boat angling May to November. Sting ray May and June.  Tope June to September.  Shore angling June to December.

Comments: Holds three Irish records i.e. monkfish 73lb, sting ray 33 kg and undulate ray. For more information please log on to www.swrfb.com