For Cormac Walsh, of the Lure Fishing Podcast, there is something special about this time of the year. The conditions are on a knife edge with the weather, tide and bait all coinciding to create a feeding frenzy, driving the bass onshore.

Cormac has spent many, many hours, weeks, months and even years trying to figure it all out when it comes to the bass and that means constant experimenting, trying new things, fishing different marks, different tides and different stages of the tide. It’s all trial and error, but when it all comes together it can be magical….

…and it doesn’t get any better than top-water fishing on the coast in a heavy chop with the bass blitzing all round! Bass heaven.

Cormac managed to get some nice fish on the top this week, and as the tides build in the coming days, he’ll be hoping for more frenzied action through the weekend. Don’t forget to check out and follow his Lure Fishing Podcast for great tips on lure fishing for bass and other predatory species.

Sea angling along the south east coast