Spring Fishing Awakens: Pollack, Mackerel, and Bass off Ireland's Coast

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to lad for all things angling along Ireland's wild coast. It's Sunday, 12th April 2026, evenin' time, and the Emerald Isle's shores are callin' with that fresh sea breeze. Weather's classic spring—mostly cloudy with showers, temps hoverin' 10-12°C daytime, droppin' to 7°C nights, light southerlies at 10-15 knots pickin' up offshore. Sunrise kicked off at 6:45 AM, sunset wrapped at 8:30 PM, givin' ya a solid 13.5 hours of daylight for castin'. Tides? High water midday around 4m at Dublin Bay, lowin' out to 0.5m evenin'—prime for fish pushin' in on the flood, per Met Éireann charts. Fish are wakin' up proper after winter. Pollack and coalfish smashin' lures off the rocks, mackerel schools thick in 20-40m, bringin' cod and haddock chasin'. Recent catches? Lads at Howth pulled 20+ pollack to 8lb on feathers yesterday, Dingle crews boated 15 coalfish and a few ling over 10lb on fresh mackerel chunks. Sea bass are showin' early, with reports of doubles off Wexford—ragworm or sandeel doin' the biz. Activity peaks dawn/dusk and tidal turns, solunar peaks alignin' perfect. Best lures? My Artificial Lure silver Toby spinnin' for mackerel and pollack—rips through 'em. Ragworm-tipped sabikis for bait hauls, then live sandeel or mackerel strips on paternosters for bottom bashers. Go 20lb braid to 40lb fluoro leader for the scrap. Hot spots: Hit the cliffs at Malin Head, Donegal—pollack heaven on the rising tide. Or Fanad Head, wrecks crawlin' with cod, anchor up and drop baits. Tight lines, stay safe out there. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.