John Quinlan from Thatch Cottage Ireland reports that the bass fishing in the Waterville area has responded well to the warm weather and big tides recently…
16/04: Calm seas, bright sunshine and a nice bass for Louise Wilkinson.
17/04: Daryl Wilkinson had a red letter day, catching 10 bass on fly!
19/04: Stunning weather in Kerry and more bass on lure and fly.
20/04: The fish got bigger as the days passed. Nick Gough had one of 57cm on a Black Minnow and there was a personal best 61cm bass on the fly for Daryl Wilkinson.
21/04: Joran Bal from Holland enjoyed Kerry weather and Kerry bass fishing. He proved to be mean man on the lure.
John Quinlan
Thatch Cottage Ireland
Kenneigh West, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry
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Lure and fly fishing for bass normally begins mid to late March with April and May often giving superb sport. Please get in touch to check for best times and availability. If you fancy a spring bass fishing break just give John a call on (066) 947 4721 (or +353 66 947 4721 from abroad).
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Other Kerry bass reports
Tomasz Ekert reports in his blog Sea Bass Hunting that in recent days he had a few bass on lures from Rock marks and sandy beaches.
Last week I had to fish the Iveragh Penninsula in search of bass as I could find none around Dingle. The chance of scenery was more than worth it and I had 6 bass, tagged and released.
This week, 22 April, I was back to my normal stomping grounds and had some lovely fish on hard lures from some sandy beach marks.. If you catch a tagged bass don’t forget to report it to IFI.
Read Tomasz Ekert bolg Sea Bass Hunting
If you catch a bass with a yellow tag, please don’t remove the tag. Note the code on the tag (e.g. B-00001). If possible take a length and weight of the fish, and five scales from behind the pectoral fin (see link below for more details). Please then release the fish alive! Send us the details, along with the date and location and your name and phone number to [email protected].
Find out more about the National Bass Tagging Programme
