I have been hearing of some great Bass fishing from the South Devon coast. All methods seem to be working well, but the best for night fishing seems to be ledgered sand eel on a long trace with a small watch lead. Allow the bait to be moved around the sea bed and find the gullies the Bass are hunting in.
If you are having success with Bass in a particular area, then please let us know. Methods and times would be good. Actual locations are not to important, we want to keep those good marks to ourselves!!!
Happy Bassing!!! image:Coleman
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August 31, 2025 at 12:49
Enjoy your fishing and be sure to return nearly all the bass you catch. These magnificent fish are very slow growing and take many years to reach a good size. Returning fish will at least give the fish a chance to spawn. Always bear in mind that commercials take them by the ton, otherwise the bass could go the same way as the cod. Bass also tend to be local populations, easily depleted. Tight Lines!
August 26, 2025 at 18:01
i fish in south devon nearly every evening,
i find it amazing that not more people are bass fishing from the shore down here
I regularly fish the local beaches teignmouth dawlish dawlish warren shaldon and meadfoot (mainly night time) and over the last 3 months i have been catching alot of bass , i’m not talking of two or three a night more like 15+ and mostly all keepers ( i call keepers anything above 2lb)
i live in teignmouth south devon and i only know of a handful of people that fish the main beach, lots of the regular fishermen and women ! only fish the back beach using live sand eel but if they wait until the sun drops and fish the main beach at night in the surf i can guarantee they will catch bass , i went out last night and caught 3 over 5lb and the biggest this season for me personally off the shore is 10lb8oz….
August 27, 2025 at 12:53
That is great to hear, you must have worked hard and really understand your marks to get that level of success… Go on you and tight lines.
May 13, 2025 at 10:22
lyme bay wrecks produce catches of 100kgs and more on big tides