BASS FISHING: On Shore and Sea

In the absence of adequate means of fixing the net to the bottom of the sea being present the net will not be considered to be a fixed net.

For the avoidance of doubt, anchors, weights or other items attached to the net which do not fix it to the bottom of the sea or prevent it from drifting regardless of the state of the current , will not be considered sufficient to consider the net as a fixed net. A UK fishing vessel may only carry one authorised fishing gear on a fishing trip when retaining bass on board. If you fish using more than one of the permitted gears in a single calendar month the lowest of the catch limits for the gears will apply.

You can only retain and land bass subject to the limits below.

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Catch limits are not transferable between vessels. If you have a licensed fishing vessel and have been issued an authorisation you can catch and retain bass in accordance with that authorisation, your fishing licence and this guidance. From 1 October to 31 December if you do not have a licensed fishing vessel, not more than one specimen of European seabass may be retained and landed per recreational fisherman per day in the restricted area. If you have a fishing vessel with a licence but without a bass authorisation you could still take recreational fishermen out to fish. From 1 October to 31 December not more than one specimen of European seabass may be retained and landed per recreational fisherman per day in the restricted area.

However, no bass may be sold in relation to any recreational fishing.

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You must discard all bass caught when using pelagic gears as bass is classed as a prohibited species when caught with unauthorised gears. The demersal landing obligation is being gradually phased in but does not currently apply to bass in This means that you must discard all bass unless you have an authorisation and are fishing with the correct gear type for that authorisation. During February and March all bass fishing is prohibited and bass catches must be returned to the sea.

Fishers should take all reasonable measures to avoid and minimise bass discards. You must not retain, tranship, land, transport, store, sell, display or offer for sale specimens below the MCRS, but must return them immediately to the sea. If you want to catch and retain bass with the above gear types in you must have an authorisation to do so. In , commercial fishermen have been authorised to catch and retain bass with certain gears.

Authorisations were issued to vessels with a track record of landing bass during the reference period of 1 July to 30 September subject to any successful transfer requests. If you have been issued a authorisation you will be authorised to catch and retain bass with the gear types listed on your authorisation, subject to the specific limitations for each gear. Unless otherwise notified, your authorisation will be valid until January If you are replacing a vessel that has a bass authorisation a transfer of authorisation will be considered providing the replacement vessel is no larger in engine size and tonnage.

In addition, owners intending to sell vessels being replaced should also make the purchaser aware that the vessel being sold will lose its authorisation to catch bass once the transfer is completed written evidence from the purchaser to confirm their understanding may be required. Authorisations will transfer to a new owner of the vessel when the ownership of the Union vessel is transferred.

The current catch uptake by that vessel will also be transferred — i. Employing fresh black lugworm on a rising tide full at Post full tide a succession of codling in the pound class came to both our rods. Indication of a year class probably spawned in , these young fish which have been evident within offshore charter boat catches all summer giving hope for the future and of course the winter shore codding to come.

Yesterday evening showed how much energy the sea has stored up, the single wave digging out a hole in front of us at least six foot deep which ran right along the strand, then filled it in again as the tide receded. Swimming here and or wading is a complete no no. Mackerel fishers who the previous night enjoyed good catches by casting their feathers and kilty lures into the marauding shoals found it difficult to fish this evening due to the forty meter wide maelstrom in front of them.

Natures washing machine releasing stored up ozone and oxygen into the air, it is sights, smells and sounds like this which make sea fishing so interesting, all told a nice evening…….. Not a lot really, a grey, calm, muggy first of September afternoon found me trudging up the beach to commence fishing on a neap high tide at a spot that pre delivered numerous bait and lure caught bass to 8. With the ebb just commencing around Retrieving slowly with intermittent faster bursts a heaviness signaled interest. Greater sandeel or launce are common in this area and a good indicator that bass could be present, a foot long, green backed and silver sided, the first of three or four along with a small pollack attracted to the kilty lure as I worked my way slowly southwards to the car park.

Water clarity was good, a sea trout jumped Polaris like and a fish, most likely a bass swirled in the back eddy up tide of the point. Dicentrachus remained aloof to my lure but no matter to be in an old haunt brought back memories and conversations with fellow anglers on the strand made for an interesting session. To Terry and Stephen, it was nice meeting and having a chat, your insight and sharing of information was much appreciated.

As for Jeremy, well done on your first lure caught bass and thank you for sending the image. Over the years this beach has produced numerous bass up to specimen weight and it is nice to see that one or two fish are still about. With settled weather forecast for the next three days this soldier will definitely return for an early morning or evening session. By appalled at the extent of this decline made all too apparent after a first boat fishing trip off Greystones in nearly two decades, the idea for An Irish Anglers World was spawned, a website informed by regular sea angling trips and desk top research highlighting this inshore marine decline while also offering workable solutions.

That evening using lugworm codling, flounder, gurnard, and dogfish were beached steadily throughout the session. Below is a diary entry for that day and an image of the bass which on being gutted proved to be stuffed with mussel. High Water Arklow Roll on sea, no white horses, single wave on beach, stirred up , no weed, no lateral tide run. Lugworm, Ragworm, Frozen Mackerel.

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All fish caught close in on Lugworm, close to rock forty meters out and to the right of my position. Bass and smoothy gave very light bite indication. Bass caught about Strong fight from each.

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Bass had mussel in its gut. Fished north end of beach, band of weed about 15 meters out running from rocky spur to my left. Gap of about 50 meters to rocky weedy reef about forty meters out and to my right. Other than that sea bed clean. On previous visit have caught Codling to a little over a pound here, also on Lugworm. Since Autumn according to diary entry records and file images 16 visits have been made to the same location. Dates and times have varied from May through to December with most sessions occuring between the period July to mid October.

Up to Autumn fishing was consistant across the range of species listed above, with flounder particularly prevalent. Since then it has declined considerably, year upon year getting worse. If we have no mussel seed we have no future. It was not unusual if fishing two rods for the pair to buckle over simultaneously the result of hungry hounds exiting stage left. Flounder and other species were noticably fewer on the ground that year with fishing trips relying on hounds to make the day.

In yours truly fished the venue once catching a smoothie, however friend David Murphy fished it on a number of occasions landing mainly hounds with an odd doggie and a surprise ten pound thornie bringing the species count to eight while resurrecting memories of the venues illustrious past.



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Overall though the fall from grace was manifest and this has continued into culminating in a session yesterday where accompanied by marine scientist Ed Fahy targeting bass with razor and rag under ideal conditions we blanked. Mussel dredging is the cause removing habitats once home to a host of interacting species. Now homeless and exposed, possibly also deprived of their natural food they move on, are predated upon or die off.

The end result is baits coming in untouched a clear sign of organisms down the food chain disappearing. Wicklow where mussel dredging has been practiced for decades. This status quo has to change, it cannot be allowed to continue, the above narrative a testament to the truth………. Postscript, Wednesday 21st August Well that explains the reduction in size and numbers of smoothies caught off Ennereilly lately.

As stated the whelk fishing sector is unregulated, they just do as they please. There is lots more information on our site about UK bass fishing. You can find a list of available articles in the sidebar at the top right hand side of this page.

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Fame at last, every time i go Bass fishing i think of the beauty i caught in scotland, if you want to give yourself the chance of a good fish ,the advice here is superb,. Thanks for the comments Graham, i have been to the same venue,s we visited last year, we have had several more big bass, one of the lads had a 10lb 1oz in august this year, it seems the best month up there, if you get the chance visit the mull of galloway, if you find the bass you wont be dissapointed. I live about one hour away from M. G and am keen to have a shot at the bass this year.

I have done a fair bit of general beachcasting and spinning but have never tried for bass. I can get fresh lug or mackerel.

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Would that be worth trying? Sorry for all the questions but I just want to get my set up right. That was a lunker of a bass you caught mate. Hope to see you at the Mull sometime.



Know one has said if it matters about the tide? I did catch some but on open see. Live in London, open to any suggestion. Thank you very much to answering me back. You mentioned tipping your lugworms with half a small peeler crab. Where do you get your peeler crab from? If you study about the bass habits, you will explore this information.

In any season, the bass has a tendency to seek the location where the shade is available for them to stay. Bass On A Lugworm. Bass On A Peeler Crab. By Glenn Kilpatrick T Site Administrator Glenn Kilpatrick has a passion for all types of sea angling. Past winner of the Whitby Sea Anglers fishing club on 2 occasions, Glenn now mainly focuses on summer fishing with bass and pollack being his favoured target fish. Glenn now also prefers Kayak Fishing over any other type of Sea Fishing.