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Peninsula Shore Angling

Fahan: Ray, dogfish and occasional flounder from the beach. Fishing into channel on first two hours of the flood tide is best.

Buncrana Pier:
Float fishing for mackerel (in season). Bottom for ray, dogfish, whiting and dabs. Sea trout occasionally fall to spinners. High water is best.

Dunree Head: Rock fishing from various locations on southern side for wrasse, Pollack, coalfish, dogfish and occasional conger.

Leenan Pier: Float fishing for coalfish, wrasse and Pollack (close to pier). Distance casting from head of pier, onto sand for ray, dogfish, codling. Flood tide to high water best.

Leenan Head (North side): Spinning for Pollack, float fishing for wrasse and coalfish from various rocky outcrops.

Dunaff Head: Rock fishing on southern side for wrasse, Pollack, coalfish and conger.

Tullagh Strand: beach fishing for dab, flounder, eels and whiting. Night tides are best.

Binnion: Spinning for Pollack and mackerel (in summer). Float and bottom fishing for coalfish, wrasse and dogfish.

Pollan Bay: Beach fishing for flounder, dab, small turbot, occasional bass and sea trout. Flood tides in the evenings provide the best opportunities.

Isle of Doagh (Bar Mouth or Lagg): Spinning or freelining sand eel from both sides of the channel for sea trout. First two hours of the flood tide best. Bottom fishing for flounder and eel on a flooding tide and for dogfish at high water.

Five Finger Strand:
Surf fishing for sea trout, flounder and occasional bass.

Malin Head:
Access to several outcrops on Northern Shore. Fishing for Pollack, coalfish, wrasse, and occasional conger. Should not be approached in northerly winds.

Malin Head Pier (Portmór): Spinning and float fishing for coalfish, Pollack and mackerel in season. Bottom fishing for occasional conger, dogfish and dab.

Glengad Head:
Spinning for Pollack and mackerel (in season). Float fishing for wrasse and coalfish.

Bunagee Pier and adjacent rocks: Spinning for Pollack and mackerel (in season) and occasional sea trout. Float fishing for coalfish, wrasse and mullet.

Culdaff Bay: Beach fishing (night tides best) for dogfish, dabs, flounder, sea trout and occasional bass. Rock fishing below Dunmore Head (east of beach) for Pollack, coalfish and wrasse.

Tremone Bay: Rock fishing at western end for Pollack and wrasse. Beach fishing for dogfish, flounder, dab, plaice and occasional bass and sea trout.

Kinnagoe Bay
: Rock fishing at either end of the bay for Pollack and wrasse. Beach fishing for flounder, dabs, plaice and occasional sole, bass and sea trout. Dogfish and spurdog in autumn.

Moville Pier: Mackerel and mullet occasionally in summer. Bottom fishing for conger. Specimen fish recorded.

Pilot Pier:
Spinning for mackerel in summer. Bottom fishing for flounder, dab, dogfish and occasional ray. Ground baiting will attract mullet.

Note: A State License is required for sea trout fishing.

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