80% reduced 2015 bass landings target was exceeded by mid March!
The EU’s own scientists most recent report on bass stocks stated landings need to be reduced by 80% to prevent stock collapse. The limited data that exists suggests however that the 2015 80% reduction figure was passed less than a quarter of the way into the year! So to summarise 2015 to date: Bass landings […]
Late night news
I wake abruptly from a strange dream where I am fishing on the rocks with Si Lewis and Arsene Wenger casting huge paddle tail lures the size of spaniels. We didn’t catch. I look at my phone to check the time, its 2am. I notice I had a text from Si an hour ago. It […]
Good Korma: Bad Karma
I am standing in the surf with a lure rod in my hand. Unusually for me my fingers are not rotating the reel handle but gently feeling the braid. Today my line leads not to a lure but a hook wrapped with peeler crab. My lure fishing companion Julian has remained true to his values. […]
Naming my marks
To those that fish with me who have seen the title and are now having palpitations, please calm down! I am not about to name our marks, just give a light-hearted account of how some of our favourite marks acquired their names. It not one of our regular short(ish) and sweet blogs posts, but is […]
Slow & Low
This time of year can produce big bass, and i’m constantly distracted by the thoughts of how to maximise my chances of encountering one. There are so many different ways to fish for bass. The array of equipment available to us is enormous (and every increasing). Metals flung at distance, big shads fished sink & […]