Bass Regulations
Details of the current bass fishing regulations for recreational anglers. Links to the full guidance, including commercial bass fishing, are available at the end of the recreational summary.
Read MoreUseful information
A collection of links to information which you may find useful when planning fishing trips from the shore, boat or kayak.
Read MoreWeight for it
The BASS weight to length conversion charts. This page includes the original article on the subject and a pdf version of both charts - measurements to fork of tail and...
Read MoreBASS Research Poster
Robin Bradley, the BASS Science Lead has recently prepared a poster to summarise our support to bass research in recent years. With thanks to Clare Connell and Dr Anne Sturrock...
Read MoreEvery Day Is A School Day – 10 Things Research Has Revealed About Bass
C-Bass (Population studies in support of the conservation of the European sea bass) was a Defra funded project that ran from 2013 – 2020 and here are just a few...
Read MoreNew UK Bass Research Projects
Joe Dawson from the University of Essex has penned this guest blog detailing some exciting research that BASS is pleased to support. Details of how BASS members and recreational sea...
Read MoreReflections On The All About The Bass Symposium
Back in November last year, Dr Anna Sturrock approached BASS regarding a proposal to seek funding for a one-day symposium about bass at the University of Essex. The idea was...
Read MoreScience Group Update – Jan 2021
The Science Group is continually scanning the scientific horizon, looking for research papers and other information relating to bass biology, which may be of relevance to anglers. We recently produced...
Read MoreScience Group Update – September 2022
Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) scheme The FISP scheme aims to improve and share knowledge of fisheries and aquaculture by funding data collection and research to support sustainable fisheries management....
Read MoreSUPPER 4 Science
BASS has been supporting science initiatives in pursuit of better bass stocks since 1973. For the summer of 2023 we are backing a University of Essex led initiative – SUPPER...
Read MoreSupper4Science Update
For those collecting bass heads as part of the Essex University ‘Supper4science’ project, here’s an important update from Dr Howard Fraser. Good afternoon everyone! First of all I just wanted...
Read MoreThe Life Cycle Of Bass
The Life Cycle Of Bass For anglers interested in the biology of bass, the Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society (BASS) has produced this brief note on the life cycle of bass...
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