Best Fishing Spots in the greater Belfast area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 6 beaches and bays in this area.

Orwell Bay - 4km , Pownal Bay - 11km , Jardines Bay - 15km , Woods Bay - 15km , Alexandra Bay - 16km , Hillsborough Bay - 16km

Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. There are 1 main harbours in this area.

Wood Islands Harbour - 18km

We found a total of 66 potential fishing spots nearby Belfast. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Roseberry Twin Ponds - 2km , Cantalo Creek - 3km , Buchanan Island - 4km , Orwell Bay - 4km , Mutchs Point - 5km , Long Creek - 5km , Cooks Pond - 5km , Pond Point - 6km , Roseberry Pond - 6km , Penn Point - 6km , China Point - 6km , Birch Point - 6km , McInnis Point - 6km , Pinette Point - 7km , Gallas Point - 7km , Davies Point - 7km , Douse Point - 7km , Big Point - 9km , Finleys Point - 9km , Cameron Island - 10km , Jobs Point - 10km , MacLeods Pond - 10km , Jennys Point - 10km , Black Lake - 10km , Grays Point - 10km , Nicholson Point - 11km , Irvings Bar - 11km , Haydens Point - 11km , MacPhails Pond - 11km , Pownal Bay - 11km , Mathesons Pond - 12km , Pownal Point - 12km , Point Prim - 12km , Heatherdale Pond - 12km , Prowses Pond - 12km , Stuart Point - 13km , Haleys Point - 13km , Christie Island - 13km , Worths Pond - 13km , Bell Point - 14km , MacLeans Pond - 14km , Moores Point - 14km , Crown Point - 14km , Jardines Point - 15km , Governors Island - 15km , Stewarts Pond - 15km , Jardines Bay - 15km , Woods Bay - 15km , Woods Point - 15km , MacMillans Pond - 16km , Judson Island - 16km , Burhoes Point - 16km , Alexandra Bay - 16km , Hillsborough Bay - 16km , Lake Verde - 17km , Alexandra Point - 17km , Moss Lake - 17km , Wood Islands Harbour - 18km , O'Keefes Lake - 19km , MacNeills Pond - 19km , Martins Pond - 19km , Jenkins Ponds - 19km , Ings Pond - 19km , Haszard Point - 19km , Wiseners Pond - 20km , Bellevue Point - 20km