Best thick-lipped grey mullet lakes in Ireland
47 Ireland waters hold thick-lipped grey mullet, 47 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. A wary estuary grazer that cruises warm walls, mud margins, creek mouths and surface scum lines for algae and small invertebrates.
- Waterford Harbour — Inner — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
- Shannon Estuary — Lower — 240 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Dungarvan Bay — Inner — 242 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Clew Bay — West — 203 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Tralee Bay — Outer — 139 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Cork Harbour — West — 147 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
- Clonakilty and Courtmacsherry Bays — Clonakilty — 291 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Dublin Bay — Middle — 109 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
- Cork Harbour — East — 255 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Youghal Bay — Outer — 235 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Mulroy Bay — Outer — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Wexford Harbour and Rosslare Bay — Wexford Inner — 147 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Wexford Harbour and Rosslare Bay — Wexford Outer North — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Kinsale Harbour — Inner — 227 ft max · survey depth data · Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, Garfish, European SeabassWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Lough Swilly — Middle — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Sea Trout, Atlantic Herring, European Flounder, GarfishWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
…plus 32 more Ireland waters holding thick-lipped grey mullet.
Find the closest thick-lipped grey mullet waters to you →
How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Ireland waters with public access data
When to fish thick-lipped grey mullet in Ireland
- Spring 1–15 ft — Use a quiet approach and light tackle around warming walls and mud margins.
- Summer 1–18 ft — Sight-fish individuals or small groups; heavy groundbait and tackle can spook them.
- Fall 2–22 ft — Focus on sheltered, sun-warmed reaches before fish move toward the coast.
- Winter 8–35 ft — Most mullet are scarce or inactive in cold estuary water; do not treat winter observations as a dependable fishery.
Also in Ireland: best sea trout lakes · best atlantic herring lakes · best european flounder lakes · best garfish lakes · best european seabass lakes · best common sole lakes · best european plaice lakes · best whiting lakes · best brill lakes · best thornback ray lakes · best atlantic mackerel lakes · best atlantic cod lakes · best saithe (coalfish) lakes · best atlantic pollock lakes · best haddock lakes · best ling lakes
Thick-lipped Grey Mullet elsewhere: United Kingdom · France · Netherlands · Denmark