Fishing in Malahide/swords estuary???

thehamo

Hey,

Has anybody fished here before know wh its like? I dont fish much but when i do I always end up put at howth pier. Getting sick of catching small pollock and wrass looking to go somewhere different.

Any tips, what species, wheres the best parts etc,

Thanks!

Victor

Thats the Broadmeadow Estaury.

thehamo

Ok, the broadmeadow estuary then.....

coolwings

From the Eastern regional Fishery Board website:
http://www.fishingireland.net/fishing/sea/dublin/index.htm
Malahide Estuary (7) A shore angling venue is located below the railway viaduct. Here a large pool has formed where mullet, flounder and eels can be caught and occasionally bass and sea trout. Up at "The Green", on Strand Road, boats can be launched from the slipway. Boat fishing offshore is for cod, ray, whiting, tope, spurdog, pollack, mackerel, coalfish, dabs and plaice. The Corballis (C) area of Malahide is a prime bait gathering location and has extensive lugworm beds. Ragworm, mussel, clam and cockles can also be gathered locally.
The Velvet Strand (8) in Portmarnock runs for about 3 miles and is a shore angling venue. Around the Martello Tower occasional bass and flounder can be fished for from the rocks. Along the strand itself distance casting will also produce dogfish and occasional codling and whiting in Autumn. Three miles south at Baldoyle (9) bait can be collected at the creek (D) below the sea wall.
To the south of Rush is the mouth of Rogerstown Estuary where there is shore fishing for bass and flatfish from sandbars on either side of the inlet at low water. The main channel is best fished on a flooding tide with sandeel, freelined or ledgered for bass and seatrout. The estuary is a popular bait collection area and is best at low tide when the mudflats and sandbanks are exposed. Ragworm, sandeel and lugworm can all be dug in the area. A charter boat is available from the quay beside the boat club.
To the south of Rogerstown Estuary is Donabate Strand. This beach is best fished on night tides, particularly in autumn for codling, bass and flatfish. Best areas on the beach are below the martello tower and opposite the lifeguard’s hut.
The picturesque town of Malahide is located on the R106 and on the southern side of a large estuary. Below the railway viaduct a large pool has formed, where mullet, flounder, eels, bass and sea-trout can be caught. On the southern side of the estuary is a sandbank, which can be fished right through the tide on neaps. On springs it is necessary to move back to the beach below Lambay Court. Bass and flounder are the main species present. From the slipway below Strand Road, boats can be launched approximately two hours each side of high water. Inshore boat fishing is for cod, ray, whiting, tope, spurdog, pollack, mackerel, coalfish, dabs and plaice. The Corballis area of the estuary is a prime bait gathering area and has extensive lugworm beds. Ragworm, mussel, clam and crab can all be gathered at this location.