Liscannor Beach
This beach is on the Liscannor side of the River Inagh. Parking is at the lay-by just beyond the Pitch and Putt Course.
The fishing area is 200 metres east of the car park towards the mouth of the River Inagh. Bass and Flounder are found in suitable surf conditions. It is best fished in early floods or high water, using lugworm and sandeel. Anglers can use lures for Bass and some Sea Trout in the main channel at high water.
Bait Point A: Lugworm can be dug at the mouth of the river and east of Liscannor Pier.
Lahinch Beach
This beach is very popular with bathers and surfers. Large crowds use this stretch below the promenade during the summer months. There is a new pathway above the high-water mark leading to the far end of the beach towards the River Inagh. There are good parking facilities on the promenade. The flooding tide to high water in suitable surf conditions is the best time to fish for Flounder, Bass and some Plaice, using lugworm, ragworm and Sandeel. Night fishing around high water can produce Bass.
Cregg Beach
This small beach is about 1.5 km south of Lahinch, and you can park at the track junction at the head of the beach. The beach only fishes well in good surf conditions for Bass and Flounder, using lugworm and Sandeel on the flooding tide. During calm conditions, Flounder can be caught where the freshwater stream enters the sea. The best time to fish is the first three hours of the flood tide using a baited spoon and lugworm. At Green Island, Mackerel, Pollack, Conger, Wrasse and Porbeagle Shark can be caught from the shore.
Bait Point B: Some lug can be dug on the beach; crab and mussel around The Iron Well
Freagh Point
Access is by a stile beside a gate at a sharp corner of the road. There is parking 50 metres from the gate on the Lahinch side. A short walk across a field brings you to a rocky outcrop with deep channels and gullies. Bottom fishing is available on the rough ground for Conger and Rockling, using Mackerel bait. Also float fishing for Wrasse using lugworm and crab and spinning for Mackerel and Pollack. This venue is not suitable in rough or heavy swell conditions. It produces the best results at high water.
White Strand (Travaun)
Situated 2km northwest of Milltown Malbay, this small sandy beach fishes best in moderate surf conditions for Flatfish and occasional Bass. Access is easy with good parking facilities and is popular with bathers in July and August. The two rocky headlands either side of the beach offer the opportunity to spin for Pollack and Mackerel, but float fishing for Wrasse is best.
Spanish Point
This beach is on the southern side of the Point and has easy access and good parking at the head of the beach. This is a surf beach, and the main area is south of the Black Rock. Fishing the flooding tide using lugworm and Sandeel produces Flatfish and Bass. There is also the opportunity to spin for Pollack from the Black Rock at the northern end of the beach.
Seafield Pier
Seafield Pier is 3kms southwest of Quilty. It offers easy access and plenty of parking areas at the head of the main beach. The more popular fishing mark is the surf beach on the southern side, which has rocky outcrops at the northern end. The main target species here are Flounder and Bass with the flooding tide producing the best results, using lugworm, ragworm and fish bait. Anglers can also fish on the more sheltered northern side and again it fishes best in moderate surf conditions. This is also a good area to lure fish for Bass, and in calm conditions is also suitable for salt water fly fishing for Bass. Some Flounder have also been taken at high water from the pier.
Bait Point C: Lugworm and soft & peeler crab at the mouth of the Doonbeg River nearby on the southern side.
Lough Donnell
This long, sandy beach is 3km south of Seafield, and access is from the northern end. Turn right off the main road and then leave up a track through a farmyard and park at the left-hand side, 100 metres from the beach.
Lough Donnell is behind the sea wall, with an outlet on the beach. The focal point here is the freshwater outlet and bottom fishing, using lugworm and Sandeel, produces Flatfish and Bass on the flooding tide. This beach fishes best in moderate surf conditions and, in general, sees very little angling pressure.
Doughmore Beach
This beach mark fishes well for Flounder, Bass, Ray, Bullhuss and Turbot. Fishing is best at either end of the beach, particularly the last two hours of ebb and first two hours of flood, best on neap tides and fishing two hours before high water on spring tides.
There is a sea pool on the southern end near a reef which is suitable for salt water fly fishing for Bass. In calm weather it is possible to spin from the beach for Bass. There is a Public Car Park at the southern end. Specimen Dogfish, Bass and Painted Ray have been caught from this beach. The Irish Record Bass of 17lbs. 13ozs was caught on this beach in the year 2000.
White Strand (Killard)
This picturesque sandy beach is situated 4km west of Doonbeg. It offers easy access with ample parking. This north-facing beach will only fish well in suitable surf conditions for Bass and Flounder. Fishing into darkness on the flooding tide produces the best results. Lugworm and fish bait are the usual baits. Angling pressure is very light and there are no winter results from this venue as yet. Lugworm is available on the beach.
There is a sloping reef on the right hand side from where it is possible to spin for Bass. Wrasse can also be caught from the tip of this reef at low water.
A twenty minute walk to the left of this beach brings you to a long reef from where it is possible to spin for Pollack and bottom fish for Conger and Wrasse.
Bait Point D: Some lugworm can be dug on the beach.
Bealnalicka, Ballard Bay
A few kilometres south of the Blue Pool, west of Doonbeg, there is excellent sheltered and safe rock fishing for Wrasse, Triggerfish, Pollack and Conger. Crab and lugworm are best for Wrasse and Triggerfish. Specimen Wrasse and Triggerfish have been recorded from this area.
‼️ Please note that the Blue Pool itself is NOT a safe place to fish due to sudden and unexpected swells and lives have been lost here. ‼️
