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.
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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!!!
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November 1, 2025 at 14:58
I live on the North Coast of Devon and there’s some great bass fishing to be had in the Torridge Estauary. Personally, I fish with a small white artificial sand eel and a bullet lead. Just cast out (incoming tide), reel in and hope for the best! I’ve caught several this summer. I also saw a bloke catch one using a jointed lure- it looked pretty big as well- about 6-8lb I would say.
October 24, 2025 at 15:26
hi i fish a lot in south wales but i havnt caught a bass in about 2 years i dnt know wat i am doing wrong can u please give me some advice on where in south west wales to fish for bass and tell me wat i could do o improve me chances thank u
October 24, 2025 at 16:31
Thanks for the comment. I don’t know many marks in your area… Hopefully we will get some more replies to this post to help you out in respect of Bass Marks. These are two well known spots:
Mumbles Pier – Triggers, Bass, Mullet, Flatties and the odd Cod in winter
Ogmore deeps – Ray, Bass, Mackerel, Cod and Whiting are a few species
With regard to more advice, there is loads of free advice here on the fishing-blog, but for great advice I suggest my Bass Fishing ebook found here http://www.fishing-blog.co.uk/the-bass-fishing-guide/
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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.
February 18, 2025 at 16:05
Hi Paul
I’ve got a caravan at cofton nr starcross, And over the past 3 years i’ve blanked every time at the warren, Are there any fish there,lol, If so any tips would be good.
Cheers Neil.
April 21, 2025 at 16:00
Hi Paul, do you fish at night with live sandeal, or will imatation lures work also.have fished polly steps and main river mouth with the odd bass falling to lures,
any advice would be gratefully received.
Regards Mike Jones.
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Thank you.
April 22, 2025 at 15:31
I would suggest that both will work. Soft plastics are deadly at night on slow retrieves….
May 13, 2025 at 10:22
lyme bay wrecks produce catches of 100kgs and more on big tides