This is a sloping sandy beach running out to patches of heavy kelp that make it impossible to fish after a blow.
The point to the southern end of the bay, known as The Slunk, is a flat, rocky outcrop with deep kelpy gullies. Fishing is best down and over low water, but all tides fish at night.
Small-boat anglers wishing to fish in Luce Bay can launch and retrieve their vessels from a concrete slipway here.
SPECIES
Expect to catch dogfish, coalfish, pollack, wrasse, flounders, dabs and occasional bass.
BEST BAITS
Marine worms, crabs and sandeels. Fish baits take the conger eels.
TACKLE
A variety of methods can be used at this venue. One or two-hook distance casting rigs are required for standard beachcasting, but spinning and fly-fishing are popular for bass. Deep water with heavy kelp is good for using artificial eels or for spinning a ragworm on a small ball weight for pollack and coalfish. Float fishing will catch pollack, coalfish, ballan wrasse and dogfish.
GETTING THERE
Take the A716 Stranraer to Drummore road. One mile south of Sandhead village is a left-hand bend where you take a road on the right, signposted to Kirkmadrine Sands. Continue on this narrow road past Old Clackanmore Schoolhouse until you reach Old House on the right with a farm on the left. Go straight ahead, past Butney Cottage, down a narrow track to a paved picnic area on the right. It is a very narrow track with few parking spots.
TACKLE SHOPS
Ardwell Marine, Ardwell, Stranraer, tel: 01776 860698.
The Sports Shop, 86 George St, Stranraer, tel: 01776 702705.
Directions : Take the A716 Stranraer to Drummore road. One mile south of Sandhead village is a left-hand bend where you take a road on the right, signposted to Kirkmadrine Sands. Continue on this narrow road past Old Clackanmore Schoolhouse until you reach Old House on the right with a farm on the left. Go straight ahead, past Butney Cottage, down a narrow track to a paved picnic area on the right. It is a very narrow track with few parking spots
