Apply to Join Your Local IFCA! The Deadline for applications has been extended to 11.55pm on Sunday 15th August 2021 In England, ten IFCAs (Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities) are responsible for managing sea fisheries resources from the coastline out to 6 nautical miles. Each IFCA is
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Shallow Reef Boat Bass Fishing With an increasing number of anglers taking to the water from boat, inflatable or kayak to target bass on lures, I thought I’d put this blog together on how I go about finding bass over shallow reefs. For a start safety comes
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My Bass Angling Journey Aged seven, I was sat behind my dad on my uncle’s boat with a handline catching baby pollack whilst they fished for bass. At the age of eight I was elevated to bass fishing with a rod and line of my own, so
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Memories Every now and again something occurs while fishing that remains in our memory bank forever. That maybe your first bass, a personal best, a certain take in unsuspecting circumstances or just an epic session. The back end of last week saw me planning weekend fishing sessions
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Remembering Peter Macconnell Peter died unexpectedly on Wednesday 16th June 2021. He would have been 75 in July. Peter joined BASS in 1990, and after Initially maintaining a low profile, offered to become Treasurer from the 1998 AGM. Even in the ‘boring’ role of Treasurer, Peter often
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