Sampling Very Small Bass in a Bass Nursery Area
Sampling Very Small Bass in a Bass Nursery Area by Captain Derek Goodwin To begin, bass spawn at sea 20 miles or more off shore starting in February, continuing for a few months. The hatchling bass larvae mingle with the plankton, but somehow move inshore to enter estuaries such as the Fal and Tamar in Cornwall […]
A Week In September
CHAPTER 5 – GOOD DAYS, BAD DAYS A Week In September Although I made a promising start that year in the Brighton area with six bass in the boat in late May and early June, by late September I was lamenting the passing of yet another season. I had experienced a truly dismal summer and […]
I Wish I’d Seen That One
I Wish I’d Seen That One by Donovan Kelley It was undoubtedly a big one, much bigger than the 3-pounders I had been catching. On feeling the rod she took off at speed down the estuary, heading for the open sea beyond. At the bar, some hundred yards down from where I was wading, she hesitated. […]
Food Rich Lagoons
Food Rich Lagoons by Marc Cowling Not to be confused with a harbour containing mud flats and the like, the official definition of a ‘lagoon’ is a stretch of water separated from the sea by a sandbank or reef – which is precisely what these bass ‘food stores’ are. The specific bass marks that I’ve […]
Big Chickens Lay More Eggs
Big Chickens Lay More Eggs by Jonathon Burton If anyone reading this has ever kept chickens (like me), they will know that the biggest birds that are in top condition will lay the biggest and most eggs. The smaller younger birds will still lay eggs, but not as many and not as big. To get a […]