Curated collection: bass notes worth reading, selected from the archive.
Fully mature bass undertake seasonal migrations from summer coastal feeding grounds to winter offshorespawning grounds (Pawson et al. 2007) coinciding with the decrease in coastal water temperature (Pawson & Pickett 1987) that generally occurs in October. Numerous tagging studies have…
Start to mentally couple the weather and the tide in your mind and before you go fishing you will almost certainly get that ‘primeval’ feeling of what to expect from your best angling marks. Subconsciously you will begin to make…
There are times when the things you see you sometimes doubt they are actually happening. I’ve seen a lot of things when bass fishing but today’s events were a little new to me. I stood at the edge of a…
Important research work carried out by Thomas K. Doyle, Damien Haberlin, Jim Clohessy, Ashley Bennison, Mark Jessopp. ‘For many marine migratory fish, comparatively little is known about the movement of individuals rather than the population. Yet, such individual-based movement data is vitally important to…
Keep in mind that good bites rarely last through an entire tide. You may show up and do nothing for two hours and assume you picked a bad night. You may have picked a great one but you’re not in…
That bass as a species is in urgent need of conservation is accepted by all thinking saltwater sports fishermen. The problem is to convince those in a position to effect conservation measures to take the necessary measures, and what those…
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett The Wexford coast provides us with a multitude of bass fishing locations and complex environments. From the surf fishing of the east coast beaches and the…
Improving your saltwater fly leaders for coastal fishing – PII Before realising the potential behind constructing your own saltwater leaders learn to tie and become familiar and confident with the following excellent knots. Tie them securley across different diameters of…
Improving your saltwater fly leaders for coastal fishing – PI People ask me a lot about leaders for bass fishing with the fly. One aspect mentioned frequently is the experience that people have of their fly not landing properly, people…
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