Sea Bass Hunter Tomasz Eckert had his first bass of 2018 at the weekend. Tomasz had to put in more than 10 days of fishing to get his first of the season this year year. He is a full month behind at this stage, last year he had bass in February.

But just like a year ago, his best spring lure again is Salmo Wave.

Read Tomasz Ekert blog Sea Bass Hunting

National Bass Programme

IFI has established a National Bass Programme to collect data on bass in order to provide scientific advice to support management and conservation of Ireland’s bass resource. Bass is Ireland’s only marine fish species which is managed for angling. The programme is being developed to determine the status of bass stocks and also to improve understanding of their ecology and biology in Ireland for the long-term sustainability of the species. See further details on www.fisheriesireland.ie/Projects/national-bass-programme