A new coastline to explore
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Kent has 84 shore marks rated for bass. They're ranked below by how strongly bass show at each spot, with today's live conditions beside every mark — so you can pick a spot that's worth fishing right now, not just on paper.
When to go
In season nowBest months: Apr–Nov · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.
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Ranked by how strongly bass show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.
Fish peeler crab, ragworm or live sandeel in surf, gutters and coloured water; best from late spring to autumn.
Best from late spring to autumn, especially at dawn, dusk or after coloured water; use ragworm, peeler crab or small lures.
Best in summer and autumn around the gullies, especially at dusk or in a coloured sea; use ragworm, crab or small lures.
Best in the surf, gullies and along the reef edges on a flooding tide; use worms, crab or small lures.
Best from late spring to autumn around gullies and surf; fish peeler crab, lugworm or shallow lures.
Best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn, dusk or in coloured water; try ragworm, peeler crab or a small lure.
Best in warmer months, particularly at dawn, dusk or in a coloured sea; fish lugworm, ragworm or a small live/fresh bait close to gullies.
Best in summer and autumn on a flooding tide; use ragworm, lugworm or sandeel close to groynes.
Best from late spring to autumn on a flooding tide; fish lugworm, peeler crab or a small lure around groynes and gully edges.
Best around dusk, dawn and moving water; use ragworm, crab or small lures.
Best in summer and autumn on evening floods; fish ragworm, lugworm or a sandeel bait close to rough ground.
Best from late spring to autumn, especially around groynes and on a flooding tide; use ragworm, lugworm or small lures.
Best from late spring to autumn, particularly around dusk, flood tides and the edges of groynes.
Best around dawn, dusk or a coloured sea; fish crab, worm or a lure along the surf line.
Best around dawn, dusk and coloured water; fish worm, crab or sandeel baits close to the surf line.
Fish moving water around the harbour entrance with ragworm, peeler crab or soft lures; return undersized fish carefully.
Best in warm months on a flooding tide; use lugworm, peeler crab or a small baited lure around gullies.
Best in summer and autumn, especially around dusk, the groynes and moving water; fish ragworm, lugworm or small lures.
Best in warmer months, especially around flood tide; use ragworm, peeler crab or sandeel near channels.
Best around groynes, coloured water and the flood tide; use peeler crab, lugworm or small lures.
Best in summer and autumn around dawn, dusk or coloured water; fish ragworm, crab or a small lure close in.
Best in warmer months, especially at dusk or dawn on a flooding tide; try peeler crab, ragworm or sandeel baits.
Fish dawn, dusk or a coloured sea with worm, crab or small fish baits close to groynes.
Best around groynes, surf and coloured water; peeler crab, lugworm or sandeel work well.
Best from late spring to autumn on a flooding tide; use ragworm, lugworm or crab bait near the surf line.
Plus 59 more rated marks — browse every mark in Kent.
Planning ahead? The live fish forecast map compares these marks across the week.
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Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Bass species guide.
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New region just landed
We’ve added a whole new stretch of coastline — from Kent round to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
5 coastal counties now covered: Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight.
Every mark comes with a full guide, target species, baits and rigs, and live fishing forecasts.
Weather, tide, and sea conditions are already synced for every new mark, so you can plan a session right away.