Bass Fishing in Gloucestershire

Spring tides; last of flood and first ebb. Fish peeler crab or lug/squid in gutter seams; 6–8oz grips to hold. Best May–Oct, after dark or in coloured water.

Peeler crab or lug on pulley rigs; fish the flood 2 hrs up to high. Cast to the channel edge from the wall. Coloured, rough water fishes best. Use 6-8oz grip leads.

Peeler crab or whole sandeel on the flood into dusk; fish tight to eddies and margins with short casts. Big grip leads. Best May–Oct and after blows.

Flooding tide along channel edges and rock armour; peeler crab or 4–5in shads; best May–Oct at dusk into first of ebb; 5–6oz grip leads in the flow.

Peeler crab or lug on a running ledger at the pill mouth on the flood; summer–autumn. Fish the edges as water covers the mud; watch debris.

Peeler crab or lug/squid cocktails cast into the flood run; fish last 2hr flood and first ebb, dusk/night. 6-8oz grip leads and rotten-bottoms from rock ledges.

Peeler crab or paddle-tail lures worked in eddies on the flood; dusk and first of the ebb fish best. Use 5–6oz grip leads in the run; neap tides are safer.

Peeler crab or lug on 2/0-3/0 pulley rigs; fish the flood 2 hrs to high, dusk best. 6-8oz grippers to hold in the run; keep clear of the bore.

Best on the flood at dawn/dusk; short casts into gutters along the marsh edge. Peeler crab or lug. Use strong gripper leads in the tide.

Peeler crab or rag on 2/0 flappers; fish the flood into dusk on spring tides. Cast tight to the wall into the main run; 6–7oz grippers to hold.

Best on the flood along the boulder margins and gullies; peeler crab, lug or live sandeel. Summer–autumn, dusk into night. 6oz+ grip leads in the tide.

Peeler crab or lug on pulley/paternoster; fish the flood to high water along channel edges and dock pilings. Use 6–8oz grip leads for tide. Best May–Oct, dusk/night, after fresh water.

Peeler crab or lug to channel edges on the flood; best at dawn/dusk on spring tides. Use grip leads and move with the tide.

Big tides; fish last 2 of flood/first ebb beside the hulks. Peeler crab, lug or whole sandeel; shallow or vibration lures on neaps. Cast to channel edge; expect fierce tide and snags.

Best on the flood pushing into gutters. Peeler crab or big lug-squid; dawn/dusk. Calm neaps for lures. Use 5-6oz grip leads; fish close as water pushes.

Flood tide into dusk/dark. Crab or lug baits cast tight to edges/eddies; short lobs often best. Use 6-8 oz grips in the run.

Crab or lug baits into the fierce tide run; fish 2 hrs either side of low on the flood, dusk best; summer–autumn; heavy grip leads.

Summer-autumn; peeler crab or lug/squid in coloured water. Fish the flood 3hrs up to HW along the stone revetment; 6-8oz grip leads in strong tide.

Peeler crab or lug on pulley or loop rigs; short casts to channel edges on the flood and first of ebb. Heavy leads (6-8oz) for Severn tide; dusk into dark on spring tides.

Flooding tide over mudflats; peeler crab or lug/rag on 2-hook flapper. Fish gutter edges; 5-6oz grip lead in strong run. Best May-Oct, dusk into first of ebb.

Peeler crab or rag baits into eddies at the pill mouth on the flood; fish dusk to high on big springs, May–Oct. Use 5–6oz grip leads in the flow.

Summer-autumn. Fish crab or rag on size 2/0-3/0 in the creases on the flood; shallow divers at dusk on neaps. Best 1-2 hrs either side of high; beware the bore and heavy weed.

Work the outfall edges on the flood; peeler crab baits or shallow plugs in slack. Best May–Oct at dusk/dawn. Use 5–6oz grippers to hold in tide.

Peeler crab or lug cast to the channel edge on the flood; best at dusk and first of the ebb. Use 5–7oz grip leads; fishing after the bore on big springs can be productive.

Best on flooding tide over mudbanks; peeler crab or lug fished static. Dusk into dark, late spring–autumn. Stand well back—powerful tide and Severn Bore.