Ireland Coast Fishing: Early Summer Tide Strategy and Where the Mackerel Are Running

**Artificial Lure** here with your Ireland coast fishing report for **today**. Along the Irish coast, the early-summer tide game is still the main story: work the moving water, and don’t waste time on slack. For a lot of the shoreline, the best windows are the **last two hours of the flood** and the **first hour of the ebb**, especially around reefs, estuary mouths, headlands, and any water with a bit of color and push. With no live tide table provided here, check your local harbour or port notice before you launch, because Ireland’s coast changes fast from bay to bay. The weather has been the usual mixed Irish coastal fare for June—mild enough to fish comfortably, but with enough breeze and chop to keep things interesting. On a bright, calm evening, fish often slide deeper or hug kelp edges; if the wind gets up, the rougher water can turn on bass, pollack, and mackerel. Sunrise and sunset are both a big part of the day plan right now, with the *first light* and *last light* bite often outperforming the middle of the day, especially on clear water. Recent shoreline reports around Ireland have been pointing to a good spread of summer fish: **mackerel** showing in shoals, **pollack** taking lures over rough ground, **sea bass** feeding tight to sandy margins and surf edges, plus **coalfish, codling, and the odd wrasse** on the mixed rock marks. Where the bait is thick, the action can stack up fast; on the better days, anglers are seeing multiple mackerel in short spells, a handful of pollack from the rocks, and bass as singles or small groups rather than huge numbers. For lures, keep it simple and local: - **Sandeel-style soft plastics** in pearl, olive, or silver - **Metal slugs** for mackerel and long casts into moving water - **Small paddle tails** for bass along gullies and surf gutters - **Feather rigs** when the mackerel are up and chasing Best bait remains the old reliable stuff: - **Ragworm** - **Lugworm** - **Mackerel strip** - **Squid** - **Peeler crab** for bass and wrasse when you can get it If you want two hot spots to start with, I’d say: - **Headlands with deep water close in**, especially west and southwest-facing marks where tide and swell meet - **Estuary mouths and sandy surf beaches with rips**, which can hold bass on the turn of the tide Fish the water with purpose: cast across the current, let the lure sink a beat, then retrieve just fast enough to make it work. If the birds are dipping or small baitfish are flicking on top, get in there quick—mackerel and pollack won’t hang around long. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn