Kerry Head: About 5 km northwest of Ballyheigue, there is a left-hand fork off the main road. Follow this road until it reduces onto a track. Continue along the track until the left-hand fork and park here. A 400-metre walk to the northwest leads to a rocky outcrop. Access can be difficult in wet conditions, so care should be taken. This is an excellent spot for ballan wrasse to 5 lbs. Spinning for Mackerel and pollack and bottom fishing for dogfish is possible. Bull huss and conger over the rough ground using fish bait is also possible. All stages of the tide are suitable. These rocks should not be approached in onshore winds or heavy sea swells.
Ballyheige: Surf fishing for flatfish and some bass. Flood tide is best.
Black Rock: Spinning from rocks on the seaward side for some bass, last of the ebb to early flood. Bottom fishing to the north-east of the rock at high water for flounder, small turbot, and bass. ‼️ There is a danger of being cut off on spring tides. ‼️ A brace of Kerry flounder
Banna Strand: Surf fishing all along beach for flounder, turbot and bass.
Carrahane Channel Mouth: Bottom fishing for flounder, turbot, painted ray and bass. Spinning in channel for bass and sea trout. Late ebb and early flood.
Poll Gorm: Bottom fishing for small turbot, flounder, bass, tope and ray. Spinning from rocks to west for sea trout and bass.
Round Castle: Fishing from rocks into channel for flounder, small turbot, bass and occasional ray. Flounder and bass (surf fishing) from beach. Flood tide best.
Fenit Island: Spinning and float fishing from rocks for pollack, bass and wrasse.
Barrow Harbour Channel: Bottom fishing for dogfish, flounder, bass and occasional tope on southern side. Also spinning for some bass. Late ebb to early flood best.
Barrow Harbour (Inner): Bottom fishing for flounder, plaice and some bass. Float fishing for mullet in channel at high water.
Fenit Island Strand: Bottom fishing for flounder and bass. Night tides best.
Fenit Pier Beach: Bottom fishing for flounder, dogfish and bass. Night tides best. Lure fishing on rocks near lighthouse. Tralee Bay stingray
Fenit Pier: (Inner) Bottom fishing from viaduct for dogfish, flatfish, ray and bass. Conger and small pollack from rocks on seaward side of viaduct. (Outer) Bottom fishing for flatfish, ray, dogfish, whiting and conger at extreme end and seaward side. Occasional tope, monkfish, and common skate have been taken here. Good mullet fishing on inside of pier using small pieces of fish offal.
The Spa: Bottom fishing for stingray, undulate ray, painted ray, thornback ray, dogfish, flounder and conger, peeler crab and fish baits best on flooding tide. Care needs to be taken as tide floods fast.
Blennerville Channel: Bottom fishing during flood and high water for flounder and some bass. Specimen bass recorded here.
