Bass, Bass and more Bass.
They are everywhere at the moment from the shingle beaches to the east of our region, the estuaries, the rock marks, the South Hams and all around Plymouth. A question new anglers often ask is “what is the best way to catch a Bass,” at the moment any method seems to work.
The shingle beaches are producing the better fish to big squid or fish baits whilst in the estuaries worm or crab baits seem to do the trick along with live prawn, if you can get them, although you may have to fish through the smaller fish before landing a better sized one.
Dedicated lure angler’s fish all venues with a variety of soft plastic, hard plastic and metal lures with surface lures providing great action at times. With plenty around at the moment now might be a good time to try fly fishing for them.
Chesil Beach is still producing good fish for those who like to travel with Cod, Whiting and Rays also coming out. Torbay’s Aaron Colhoun fished the venue landing a nice Blonde Ray. Grant Morrish and Alex Webb found Bass in and around the Exe with Daniel Patrick finding them in another of our estuaries.
Tony White, a lure Angler from Totnes, found plenty of Bass eager to take his lure, both in open water and the estuaries. Elsewhere, Kev Madeley and Grant Morrish fished a Torbay rock mark with Grant taking the fish of the night, a Bull Huss, tipping the scales a 10lbs.
Spring ponds held their latest competition last weekend with the overall winner being Jason Fay from peg two with a total bag weight of 35lbs 6oz, the winner on pond one was Steve Furze with a weight of 31lbs 6oz and on pond two it was Steve Packer with 35lbs. Chris Packer, Alan Crouch and Steve Bridle took the remaining prizes. The silver fish league is now fully booked and I should have the results of the first round next week.
For those new to this column, we run a monthly fish of the Month competition, which is kindly sponsored by Sidewinder Lures and Newbarn Angling Centre. The winner is decided on merit, not necessarily the biggest. It is open to junior and senior anglers and all I need is a photo and the weight of the fish, along with a few details of capture if possible. You can send them via email to johnsherlockfish@gmail.com or by messenger.
This month’s competition is wide open at the moment, so now is the time to get your pictures in.
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