When does the bass season end?

[ian 123]

Well as the title says it lads,when do we stop fishing for bass and move onto other species? i have yet to get a bass and I havent gotten a chance to get out much because im doing my leaving cert this year can anyone shed some light on this please? cheers,Ian

[JOHN1]

15may to 15june is bass ban time.
other than that its at your leisure

[ian 123]

thanks for that John, just one more thing, do the bass be around all year or is there a certain month thats better? thanks

[shamoo0804]

There's many a more experienced angler than me on this site, as I only started sea fishing march last year and it took me till late summer to get my first bass.

However I have caught them since with reasonable frequency, even through the winter.

Around Dublin and Wicklow, I'd say the small ones are around year long, but maybe the larger fish arrive in increased numbers april onwards.

I'm sure others will post their comments.

[Tanglerat]

Leaving Cert eh? Ah, I remember those far off, happy days.......

Best thing to do is get your head down in the books, redo past papers and get good results. Then, instead of cash/holiday/whatever it is nowadays you young'uns get as a reward for a Leaving Cert, ask your folks to book you a day (or two, if you get Honours!) with Jim Hendrick down in Wexford.

He'll point out your first Bass to you.

[The Austrian]

Leaving Cert eh? Ah, I remember those far off, happy days.......

Best thing to do is get your head down in the books, redo past papers and get good results. Then, instead of cash/holiday/whatever it is nowadays you young'uns get as a reward for a Leaving Cert, ask your folks to book you a day (or two, if you get Honours!) with Jim Hendrick down in Wexford.

He'll point out your first Bass to you.

brilliant advice, there speaks a man of wisdom

[ian 123]

Thanks for the help shamoo, you cleared everything up. Tanglerat, that sounds like a plan! its only about a month away now anyway! Thanks lads

[donal domeney]

Remember in the closed season your are not allowed to fish for Bass even if you are releasing them. If a fisheries officer is under the impression that you are targeting Bass you can be prosecuted under the Bass laws.

[Drago99]

If a fisheries officer is under the impression that you are targeting Bass you can be prosecuted under the Bass laws.

If only illegal bass fishing was policed!!

As for the bass season, i have found they disapear around nov and start to return around april. but to catch a good number of em your best bet is 16th of june to end of october.