Bass
Introduction
Guide to Bass fishing
begins. The coastline of Counties Wicklow and Wexford offers superb opportunities to catch this hard fighting species.
A supreme predator and opportunist feeder, Bass have a varied diet, anything from worms and crustaceans, to fish and shellfish are all fair game. This in turn is what makes fishing for Bass so interesting. Anglers can surf cast, lure fish with plugs and spoons, fly fish, and even live bait. The season kicks off in early March, particularly on the south coast, and extends through until usually November. A close season is observed between the 15th of May and the 15th of June as this is a key spawning time for Bass. Anglers are also limited to two Bass within any 24 hour period, with a size limit of forty centimeters. Catch and release is encouraged.
Bass can be caught on all methods lure , bait and fly.
The Bass (Dicentrachus Labrax) is a true sport fish highly prized by all sea anglers. A muscular bar of silver, exempt in Irish inshore waters from commercial exploitation since 1990 and protected by specific bye laws, Bass can be targeted all the way along the east and south east coasts from Co. Louth to Co. Wexford. Estuaries, mudflats, steep to shingle beaches, sandy surf beaches, rocky shores, and headlands, tide races that channel bait fish, are all areas where Bass can be found.The last twenty years have seen a vast improvement in Bass numbers, and this is particularly apparent within the eastern region. There are localized pockets of Bass along the coast north of Dublin, with the Boyne estuary mouth a particular hot spot. Bass fishing in the greater Dublin area itself can be surprising, both in the quality and quantity of catches. Urban Bass are a real prospect. South of Dublin though is where Bass country really
