Lure fishing for Bass in Devon.

A trip to South Devon called for some different tactics Lure fishing in the river under Shaldon Bridge.
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[@SaltwaterAngler]

Rufus stone providing the music ! Top man.

[@lawrencesoroka1683]

What type of bass are they called I'm from Connecticut and we get sea bass stripped bass

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Sea bass !

[@lawrencesoroka1683]

Nice where ya from

[@SaltwaterAngler]

@@lawrencesoroka1683 this is Devon in England south coast

[@peterdoherty1229]

Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these videos I totally enjoy them and always makes me plan my next trip 👍

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Great , thanks let’s hope your next trip is a success

[@davidb.7093]

I appreciate the effort you put in to the making of this video, nicely filmed and the dog looks like he's enjoying himself as well. Thanks for posting.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks for that. Just need some better fish next

[@dominicwinter6445]

Thoroughly enjoyable video. You have a way with your voice that keeps you glued to the words

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks Dominic

[@BA42197]

I fished these exact waters around 2 years ago now , stayed in Dawlish for a week. Caught my PB bass right there! Devon is a beautiful place

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Lovely, good memories for you then

[@MrSupermink]

enjoyed this great little video

[@stephenking78]

Some great tips Matt, enjoyed the video. Cheers

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks Stephen

[@dahutful]

Nice video. This is the kind of thing I like you doing. Thanks

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yep me too ! I will lure fish when I can unfortunately conditions have not been great on the sussex coast this month

[@parkin8595]

Great video, great little tips. Will check out the book recommend as well. Thank you.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks Ben it really opens up a whole new way of thinking about fishing for me !

[@carmelogalea7213]

Great video matt I should try lures my self next time thanks again mate

[@3wolves110]

Great video thanks. I used to fish there as a boy and jump of the bridge. Brilliant to see Shaldon again and the bomb pool. Tight lines!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Happy days !

[@tollesbury1]

Best hand catch on a spiked bass I have ever seen 😂😂 Lovely spot. Big bass has your name on it soon. 👍🐟🐟

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Lol and yes I need a decent fish now !

[@FishingWithDamon]

There sure is nothing like summer bass fishing best part about it is frog season where i live in New Brunswick Canada and it looks like you had a great time on the water that is what is all about!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks , frog season though! Will have to check that out 👍😂

[@TheAdamgilbert]

Very enjoyable mate 👍👍

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Cheers Adam

[@johnmaggiorino4493]

Nice footage, 👍 Lovely spot!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

His John, yea it’s a top area

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

Nice vid . many thanks .

[@SaltwaterAngler]

No worries John thanks for watching

[@devonangler3781]

Nice video mate, enjoyed that 👍

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@richweston6202]

Just around the corner from me , great video as always!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks again!

[@JW-wp1qt]

Oh for clear water like that....Matt. ! It's like coffee here in Kent with these blooming northeasterlies. I'd be tempted to have a go for them mullet with some bread under a float.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yep I’ve landed back in sussex and I can’t even see the surface lures!😂 those mullet can get obsessive I see harbour ones are very partial to bread

[@ianturner3033]

Nice, well explained informative video.👏👌👍 But hey, what else did I expect.😉😉 Cheers for sharing.👍 Stay safe mate. 😷

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks Ian as always appreciate your comments

[@andrewnewby1918]

Another great video thank you. Just retired to South Brent Devon, so hoping to get out soon.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Nice one happy fishing ahead 😂

[@andrewnewby1918]

@@SaltwaterAngler well I hope so. Still refurbishing the place we brought. Also, brought that book you recommended Reading Water. Thanks again for your videos, there great!!

[@oscarbirch5526]

Great video

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks!

[@63melvyn]

I’ve driven across that bridge loads of time always wanted to have a fish

[@ManicFishing]

Nice vid Matt👌😎

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks Mark

[@TheGeneratedShow]

Great video with some interesting information thanks

[@SaltwaterAngler]

No worries glad you watched it

[@TheGeneratedShow]

@@SaltwaterAngler Have you fished much in the Portsmouth area?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yes i did a few years back mostly Langstone from the Kayak

[@TheGeneratedShow]

@@SaltwaterAngler that's where I do alot of my lure fishing it can produce some decent bass

[@bbr9707]

Great vid again Matt… Oh to have that clear water in Bexhill! B

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Next month maybe ? For an hour ….. when we are at work probably 😡😡

[@mikecurtis9617]

I enjoy your videos and admire your tenacity. I would have given up and gone to the pub after the third lure change. I’m not completely convinced that subtle lure changes make any difference. The bass are either on it or not. (Sometimes 😀😀)

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Ha yes indeed , I think you could be right but it’s too tempting

[@chrisowenuk3792]

Another excellent video Matt, looking for somewhere for short break, just need to pursued the wife. Just ordered the book, I'am not obsessed. Tight lines

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Its a great spot for the Family. Be interested what you think about the book, ive never thought the same way about the movement of water since reading it .

[@MrDazTroyer]

I've actually watched someone fish one out from under a boat, just down at back beach. He litterally fished it on demand to show me.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Classy!

[@Orthodox_Christianity1006]

Very interesting videos

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Glad you like them!

[@daniellarmour3521]

You should do a mullet video. They love a big mepps with 6 inches of line trailing behind with a small hook and a bit of sand eel.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Good plan

[@ambientshane]

Hello mate, I used to live up the road in Newton Abbot in the 90s. There's a guy on the Teignmouth side who sells live sandeels. What fun that was back in the day.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Agreed I used to get them from there ! Bass a Chuck…. Almost

[@Oakey22]

Does he still sell them? I tried looking around last week and didn't see anyone.

[@ambientshane]

@@Oakey22 this was nearly 30 years ago, I believe his son took over the business so I heard. I remember buying from him on Teignmouth back beach. Back in those days £2.50 for a Big Scoop.

[@trampster7306]

Nice one thanks Matt! When you said South Devon, I thought maybe you'd been down close to my Manor! 😁😁 Nice video and true what you say about trying to cast near to the moored boats. I was chuckling at your little dog! If you are shore fishing, does she ever grab the fish? A mate on the forums has a Black Dog similar size, and if he catches a dogfish & unhooks it, his dog tries to grab it and run off with it! Only happens with dogfish, and his dog has been known to come running along the beach with dogfish he's stolen from other anglers as well! Stay safe & well! 👍👍

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Cheers Dave, my old Jack Russell used to dispatch them really well this ones a bit of a softy !

[@billybass4189]

Whetted my appetite, off to Bournemouth area next week, mudeford looks a likely spot for a few chucks.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Good one ! Tight lines

[@topfuelteddy]

Don't shout it about but bacon is the best bait there , the bass are so used to eating it with the amount that goes in there with the hoardes of crabbers .

[@letswetaline]

Great video of a mark that is local to me.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Some terrific scenery you have here

[@mark3995]

Thanks for the entertainment 👍🦈👍

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@brianmckelvey1973]

nice to see the lure's in action

[@outoftownr3906]

Great patience & lucky you didn’t get spiked at the end. Making use of family holiday free time ? Get yourself a cast net for those grey mullet!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

There was someone using a cast net actually i should of checked what was in it !

[@dayleelliott6343]

This is my local fishing spot, spent this weekend gone down here and got not even a bite! Its kicking my @ss at the moment! Still trying to persevere though!

[@niallharmey8184]

Another great video will try again when I'm back in Europe. May be a silly question have you ever tried handlines? Had some fun with friends here using them good fun . Keep posting really enjoy your videos

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Sure Niall , the closest I’ve got to hand lines recently is fly fishing though.

[@masterbeethoven8209]

Good stuff mate. You might have had more luck with smaller lures though, I've been fishing a bit further down the estuary (more towards Newton abbot way) and the bass have been really picky on lure size. I usually fish with the 4" or 6" skerries eels, but the bass down there have been far more interested in 2" or 3" grub tails. Im guessing they're feeding on the small fry that are abundant in the water at the moment, so that's what they're locked on to.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yes, you are correct. I was limited to needing something that cast in to that channel today, very often those smaller baitfish matching lures catch.

[@Alexxx---101]

@@SaltwaterAngler 20gram bombarder float and saltwater flies or a small soft plastic

[@TheKingandrew1984]

Was in Teignmouth last week on holiday

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Love that place

[@turboduckhead6179]

Got your email today, Matt. I have to say you are definitely opening my eyes to targeting sea bass. Up in the NE of Scotland they are not as common but they are here. After getting a pair of Polarised sunglasses, based on your recommendations, I was at my usual mark targeting pollock, I swear I seen a relatively large fish swim past the rocks, just under the surface of the water. The sea was relatively flat but the surface of water was broken and it was difficult to make out but I definitely seen it. The first thing I thought was “Bass”. I haven’t caught a bass at this mark but a few pollock and a couple of relatively large mackerel throughout the season. I recently got a Patchinko 85 through the door and I have used it once since. I might look at a Zonk and maybe try going down at different tides. Will bass feed through the full tide cycle or only at certain times?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks for signing up for the email list. Looks like your making progress, the biggest issue with Bass fishing in NE Scotland is people dont target them.Will be interested to hear how you get on. Possibly Mullet cruising around ? Regards Bass they will feed at ANY state of the tide depending on conditions and Marks. In time its possible to follow their movements. I like the first turn of the Tide and also an hour before High at my local mark , But each spot is different. Think about what the Tide is doing and how the Bass are taking advantage of it.

[@Mr.krabz2182]

Loving these videos matt, glad to have stumbled across you! Have you ever used the hansen silver arrow? Was planning to pick up a couple as my local has them on sale.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Welcome 🙏 thanks I don’t know of them but will have a look

[@justtheonepollock]

Good one, that looked like a fun adventure. Great underwater footage too, it's always interesting to see the lures working. That water clarity was so dreamy 😃👍

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks , I wonder if it can be too clear sometimes , but coming back to sussex im fishing in a brown soup by comparison!

[@justtheonepollock]

@@SaltwaterAngler I'd love that problem right now 😃

[@JagdgeschwaderX]

I bought a couple of the line through sand eel lures and I have to say I think they have close to no action, just my opinion I wouldn't buy them again, their selling point is that they are a 3d image of a real sand eel but there seems to be no twist to create an action in the water as it's a 3d model of a deal eel. I have a couple of boxes of savage gear gravity stick lures which I think are very good and also bought 10 cheap metals which really have a good action. Thanks for the video, having a brutal time of it on Anglesey, there's not even been any mackerel about for a few weeks.

[@keithdouglas9848]

South of ireland mate not a mackerel to be got!! They are rarer than hens teeth at the minute!!!

[@JagdgeschwaderX]

@@keithdouglas9848 I managed to get 3 (but dropped one lol) after three days of fishing, it seems like the main shoals have been moved leaving just the odd one behind...where they have gone is beyond me. Normally they would be around till October. I hope they come back soon because I'm fishing for food for the table over winter and so far the freezer is empty.

[@keithdouglas9848]

@@JagdgeschwaderX same as mate.spent four hours the other day constant fishing n nothing.two hours on lures two on feathers.macketel just ain't there.mad thing is normally I'd even pick up a pollack but nothing.its been my worst fishing year ever. But I recall last two years the mackerel were very small.out of 5 one was a keeper. strange times...

[@benjaminfordham5413]

Great video. Perhaps you should try fly fishing for the Bass, that should be more exciting and more sporting!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

often do and it can out fish other methods in the right conditions ! Good prompt

[@chasfleming]

I know this area of the Teign really well. You could fish there everyday for a year and hardly catch anything,

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Now you tell me ! The river mouth was my other option

[@trooperrussharrison]

You clearly don’t know it that well Charles... I’ve been catching good bass and gilt heads here for years. Unless you’re trying to put folks off of course,,, not unheard of.

[@Mister0String]

Ever tried Ness Cove around the corner? Also the rough ground by that small light house thing on the other side, looks dead fishy. Hope you didn't wake up anyone on those yachts 👀.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Ha ha yes i have fished there and used to spearfish the rocks to the west of Ness beach. I remember a few edible crab and bass were seen there. Not sure the yachts get used too much there !

[@firstknight6057]

Surprised you couldn't find a used dingy to go a bit further out 😂

[@oscarbirch5526]

I’m going to kingsbridge tomorrow in Devon

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Bream ?

[@trampster7306]

@@SaltwaterAngler My home town where I were dragged up! 😂😂 Good Flounder in the estuary. 👍👍

[@philandrewroywatson]

Hi again Matt....another question :) I couldn't help but notice the shoes you were wearing for wading/rock fishing. Have similar elements around my way (Weymouth & Portland) Can you please recommend decent shoes/sandals whatever?? Thanks in advance.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Hello again sandeep, I thought someone might ask www.amazon.co.uk/SAGUARO-Barefoot-Quick-Dry-Lightweight-Aerobics/dp/B07MM1MN94/ref=asc_df_B07MM1MN94/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310493386938&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9098105010499996010&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006609&hvtargid=pla-680288868369&psc=1 with 6mm wetsuit socks from next month!

[@chriscurtis9243]

Great video Matt , going to try estuary fishing next few months when it's blowing too much for the rocks, do you recommend any waders ? Really appreciate the work you put in on these videos .

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Chris, I use 6mm wetsuit as I’ll often go in to take footage too ! I got fed up with waders ripping and leaking all the time. Pros and cons but I think for waders it’s worth spending a decent amount. Vass seem popular but maybe look at some game fishing ones

[@chriscurtis9243]

@@SaltwaterAngler Thanks Matt 👍

[@BrianHarrisNI]

Matt, luv your style of fishing & learning from your video’s - I’m looking for a decent pair of quick drying trainers - what do you use?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Sometimes the cheapest sports direct fry the quickest . I’ve tried all sorts over the years now settled on cheapy Amazon water shows / they wear out quickly but last three seasons

[@brianharris7880]

@@SaltwaterAngler any links or examples as I'm not sure what to look for?

[@turishiyon]

Japan KZbinr 🙇🌴 Nice fish 👍

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thank you 👍

[@thecrappylockpicker4696]

Just wondering what set up you were using as looking for a complete lure fishing set up that area you were fishing is a lovely part of Devon 👍🏻

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yea sure is great here. Shimano exage - stradics. 2500 size but for here 3k plus may suit. I was using the colbalt rod as reviewed on the channel

[@thecrappylockpicker4696]

@@SaltwaterAngler thank you I have fished there once before lovely place

[@lexingtonlad5745]

Predator fish love hiding under boats. I've caught tons of pike with jig flies under boats on my local canal.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Good to know

[@martinackbar7876]

nice 1

[@lees2559]

Nice footage 👌 a quick question how often do you change lures,plastics on a trip out

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Good question. On my home patch it’s not more than 10 casts per lure - mostly this is to change depth it’s fished at

[@lees2559]

@@SaltwaterAngler thanks for letting me know 👍

[@Inoscopedadog]

I've recently started fishing and I'm enjoying it, but is lure fishing primarily for bass fishing? I'm from Northern Ireland(North Coast) and I'm not sure if bass are that common in Northern Ireland. Would it be as effective for other species? I caught my first fish the other night and it was a tiny Pollock.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Pollack are great though ! There’s bass to be had there

[@oliversmith3771]

I've got a ron thompson b-52 7' 10-30gr that I've had for years but never used. Can you tell me much about it and what i would use it for? It's coupled with a shimano alivio 2500. What can I use it for? And can I use it for jigs and sand eel imitations or is it not the right rod?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Good size ! That will be fine for all the lures we talk about on the channel - casting those hard and soft plastics 👍

[@hungfaili19]

Support and like

[@philipkeogh311]

ive had a couple from an estuary this year and lost em due to my inability to land them while wading (im a bloody idiot!) i may need a landing net

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yea good points here I understand, no worries with these schoolies (well despite the juggling at the end) but I think with a big fish I’d walk backwards to beach it. I’m not really a fan of netting them unless it’s a rock mark or involves a lift.

[@ozijohn43]

Still using the Favorite cobalt ? i bought one on the strength of your review and not dissapointed good strarter rod, looking now for somthing bit bigger with same action for surf fishing for bass + reel to match any ideas matt cheer's. good vid by the way .

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Hi Tarquin- yes on a budget the new shimano x range great value 40g

[@ozijohn43]

@@SaltwaterAngler ta v muchly.

[@tommatkevich855]

DAIWA BG MQ reel for surf? Good durablity and still nice and light

[@trampster7306]

@@SaltwaterAngler The new Abu Tormentor range is good on a budget too - just bought one!

[@alexjohnson2609]

What month of the year was this please ? I’m in brixham from the north east for a few days and Iv brought my bass setup looking for a spot Thanks

[@SaltwaterAngler]

August

[@djlord9189]

I’m Salcombe right now. 3 marks. 3 blanks. Sucks.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Damn it - next mark ?

[@ryanlotgd]

not going to lie id of got distracted by them mullet and be freelining some bread rather than flicking a lure out lol

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Tempting weren’t they

[@ryanlotgd]

@@SaltwaterAngler cant resist some surface fishing for mullet best way to catch them i find if u get them taking stuff off the surface there not going to spook that esay and a really small hook bait is inresistable amongst some bigger freebees

[@mikearnopp9458]

I was up at the top of the creek having a pint in the passage inn, do you know if it fishes there ??

[@SaltwaterAngler]

I’m guessing it does for flounder !

[@MASSEY16223]

What reel have you got

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Ultegra shimano 2500

[@chinsawjosh]

As I understood it your not allowed to fish live eel from a boat. But from the shore is fine

[@SaltwaterAngler]

This is correct see above , thanks

[@chrisdavison2022]

Would a kayak with an electric trolling motor, only to 'get you out', be classed as a motor craft?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Tee hee yes ! or how about a belly boat !

[@carolebaskins9208]

On the website it says vessel not motor craft so yaks and belly boats are a no no

[@darenalexander7532]

I like watching your channel except for all the adverts !!!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Cheers Darren ,

[@dmspropertysolutions2355]

What camera you using under water?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yii 4K plus like a GoPro 8 but doesn’t loose your footage 🤭

[@oysterpop1723]

hi i would just love to say that own a kids fishing charters in teingmouth

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Great

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

First time seeing one of your videos. Why do you use single hooks and why can't you use live sand eels? I'm in Australia so I find it interesting I've sort of turned off using live bait. I talked to a fishermen last big trip I did and he made good a point about that it seems a little inhumane to use living animal for a hobby. If it was to feed my family no issues but just as a hobby. Plus I keep many aquariums with large fish and kind of torn about using live bait

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Some good points . Single hooks for ease of unhooking , the alternative are trebbles which as well as causing fish harm can take ages to unhook from you and the fish. Ref live bait, it’s an effective method , the counter argument though is that I don’t think of fish as a game where I put them back. Generally I’m fishing to hunt not play. In many ways it’s inhumane to catch a fish on a hook and then let it go. Like it’s some sort of plaything. I battle with these thoughts and don’t claim to know the answer to it all ? Nature is both raw and beautiful isn’t it - thanks for your thought provoking comments- comment of the week winner ! if we had one👍

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

@@SaltwaterAngler Thanks mate, yeah I'm really twisted up about it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a "greenie" but I'm lately thinking of the morality of putting a hook through the back of a live fish, and tossing it out while it's not only freaking out from the hook but by predators. Especially since I keep many species of fish and new research is proving fish to be much more intelligent than we ever thought. Sorry for my rambling, text is hard to get across my thoughts on this 😕🤔

[@MassiveLib]

Have you tried fly fishing for them

[@SaltwaterAngler]

oh yes

[@DH-zp7bc]

I thought that area under the bridge was protected.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

BASS NURSERY AREAS Yes but these apply mostly to boat as far as i understand. Theres a wealth of info on the IFCA website here; www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/Enforcement-Legislation/Bass-Compliance-Direction are set out within the Bass (Specified Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing) (Variation) Order 1999. There are restrictions on fishing for bass in different areas at certain times of the year, including a prohibition on the use of Sand Eels (Ammodytidae spp) as bait. The bass nursery area legislation is relevant to commercial and recreational fishers. Key Information: Be aware of the dates when the bass nursery areas are active When active, you must not target bass if fishing from a vessel When active and when using a vessel, you must not use sand eel as bait regardless of species targeted River Exe: Fishing for bass, or fishing for any species of sea fish using Sand Eels (Ammodytidae spp) as bait, by any fishing boat within any part of the River Exe Bass Nursery Area is prohibited between 30th April and 1st November. River Teign: Fishing for bass, or fishing for any species of sea fish using Sand Eels (Ammodytidae spp) as bait, by any fishing boat within any part of the River Teign Bass Nursery area is prohibited between 30th April and 1st November. In addition theres local council bylaws on muscle collection as well as those Oyster. I have some of that if you send me an email at [e-mail] i can send you it through

[@DH-zp7bc]

@@SaltwaterAngler Thanks. I went there to scope out sea fishing but it's tricky to find a good mark either side of teignmouth and shaldon.

[@malcolmwebb8605]

Hi Matt the Teign estuary is a designated bass nursery and any fish under 42 cm must be returned , it takes between 5 to 7 years for a fish to reach this size and are unlikely to be found in the area you are fishing and should not be encouraged in the interest of conservation of the species.

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Thanks malcom.

[@rickphillips5098]

Great watch , but telling people to cast lures at Hull off boat is not right ! Kids who watch this might decide to cast 5/ 6 oz weights at boats as you said that's where the bass are ! Being very honest If I caught a lure fisherman using a dexter wedge at the Hull of my boat !!! There would be a problem ! Would you pay for it if you put a lure through a window? Or you put a lure through the canvas protecting the back off the boat ! What would you do?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Good thoughts thanks Rick

[@rickphillips5098]

Honestly you give me top advice on fishing and your channel is top notch ! Keep up the great tips .

[@darrenbaker8144]

Too arty farty !!!

[@SaltwaterAngler]

We’ve had a laugh at that comment thanks Darren 👍😂

[@daniellewis5413]

Who got the right to tell you you can't youse live sandeel. No one I'll use garlic powder if I want. Not having ago at you m8 but not happening I'm up next week same place and I'm using live sandeel. And I'm getting musels to

[@h.c.weldingandfabrication949]

Agreed. They love a live eel, and prawn as well ;) I’ve fished that area, and it’s pretty much riddled with sandeel, so why not match the hatch?

[@SaltwaterAngler]

I did have to look this one up and I called the local IFCA. There’s a number of no take zones and maps for this area, also the local council have some more gathering restrictions it really is a minefield. I remember decades ago lots of anglers dropping live sandeel off the bridge as the only way of fishing. I appreciate your frustrations though Daniel , let us know how you get on hopefully with some better bass !

[@h.c.weldingandfabrication949]

@@SaltwaterAngler In bass nursery areas the restrictions only apply to boat anglers. That was my understanding anyway. I was sold live sandeel by a guy in the harbour there and he told me where to fish, so at the time as far as I was aware I could do what I wanted really

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Yes you are correct about the boat ban in nursery area. Thanks I will try and put a page link up with all the relevant information I’ve got on the website - will leave a link here in this thread , I’m sure together we can get the right info! Thanks again for your comment

[@tlb3855]

Heading up from torquay after work to fish this mark over low tide this evening🤞🏼

[@SaltwaterAngler]

Have a good one