Bass Fishing in Gwynedd

Best at dawn/dusk and on a pushing tide; fish fresh lug/rag, sandeel or small lures in the surf and along gutters.

Dusk/night on the flood; lug/rag or peeler crab, also sandeel-style baits; fish gutters and the shore break.

Best spring–autumn; work surf tables and gutters on flooding tide. Fresh lug/rag or sandeel; take care to return any undersize fish.

Best at dawn/dusk and on surfy floods; try spinners/plugs in gutters or crab/sandeel baits into the tide line.

Best at dusk/dawn on flooding tide; try small sandeel-style lures, surface plugs in calm seas, or crab/worm baits in the surf line.

Best around the mouth and channel edges on bigger tides; fish crab, lug or small paddletails; dawn/dusk can be strongest.

Best late spring–autumn; dawn/dusk and into darkness. Fresh lug/rag, sandeel, or peeler crab in a bit of surf; work gulleys and any rougher water.

Best late spring–autumn; dusk/night on the flood. Lug/rag or small fish baits; use a rolling leger in light surf.

Best late spring–autumn; dusk/night and a pushing tide. Work shallow gutters; avoid heavy lead if surf is light.

Best on dusk/dawn flooding tides; sandeel/mackerel strip, lug or crab; work surf line and any gullies.

Work the surf line and rocky edges; dusk/dawn and a flooding tide are strongest. Lures or bait fished just off the rocks.

Best at dusk/dawn on flooding tide; fish surf lines/gutters with sandeel-style lures or bait in coloured water.

Best around stronger flow and creek mouths; fish baits or rag/peeler on bigger spring floods and at dusk.

Dawn/dusk and overcast spells; try small spinners/soft plastics, or float-fished sandeel-style lures near the harbour entrance on the flood.

Occasional fish, especially on bigger tides/dusk; try spinning sandeels/soft plastics or fresh rag/crab on a flowing ledger.

Best late spring–autumn; dusk/night or overcast days. Fish surf line and rocky edges with crab, sandeel or spinning when bait shows.

Schoolies patrol the wall on moving water; fish small soft plastics or live/fresh prawn/peeler near tide seams at dusk.

Target the surf line and rocky seams on a rising tide; small sandeel-style lures or rag/crab baits.

Patchy but possible in summer/autumn with surf; try large lug, sandeel or mackerel strip at dusk into dark.

Occasional from the bay mouth and rocky points; dawn/dusk with small plugs, sandeels, or bait on the flooding tide.

Best summer/autumn in surf or coloured water; ragworm or small fish baits, dawn/dusk sessions score.

Dawn/dusk and rougher seas; ragworm, crab or small fish baits worked into white water and seams.

Most likely in low light with a bit of surf; peeler/crab, lug or sandeel—keep mobile and cover water.

Occasional, especially at dawn/dusk and on coloured water; small crab, sandeel or lure/spinner along the edges.

Most likely at dusk/night on the push of tide; try peeler/crab or worm, or small lures where depth allows.