Bass Fishing in Kent

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.

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Best months: Apr–Nov · green months are prime, the outlined box is this month.

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Best bass marks in Kent

Ranked by how strongly bass show at each mark. The chip on the right is today's live fish forecast.

Sandwich Bay Hotspot for bass
Today 55 Fair

Fish peeler crab, ragworm or live sandeel in surf, gutters and coloured water; best from late spring to autumn.

Viking Bay Hotspot for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best from late spring to autumn, especially at dawn, dusk or after coloured water; use ragworm, peeler crab or small lures.

Dumpton Gap Hotspot for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in summer and autumn around the gullies, especially at dusk or in a coloured sea; use ragworm, crab or small lures.

Botany Bay Hotspot for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in the surf, gullies and along the reef edges on a flooding tide; use worms, crab or small lures.

Palm Bay Hotspot for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best from late spring to autumn around gullies and surf; fish peeler crab, lugworm or shallow lures.

Sandgate Beach Hotspot for bass
Today 42 Low

Best on a flooding tide, especially at dawn, dusk or in coloured water; try ragworm, peeler crab or a small lure.

St Mary’s Bay Hotspot for bass
Today 53 Fair

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.

St Mildred’s Bay Hotspot for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in summer and autumn on a flooding tide; use ragworm, lugworm or sandeel close to groynes.

Whitstable West Beach Hotspot for bass
Today 54 Fair

Best from late spring to autumn on a flooding tide; fish lugworm, peeler crab or a small lure around groynes and gully edges.

Copt Point Hotspot for bass
Today 38 Low

Best around dusk, dawn and moving water; use ragworm, crab or small lures.

The Warren, Folkestone Hotspot for bass
Today 38 Low

Best in summer and autumn on evening floods; fish ragworm, lugworm or a sandeel bait close to rough ground.

Whitstable Beach Reliable for bass
Today 54 Fair

Best from late spring to autumn, especially around groynes and on a flooding tide; use ragworm, lugworm or small lures.

Dymchurch Beach Reliable for bass
Today 53 Fair

Best from late spring to autumn, particularly around dusk, flood tides and the edges of groynes.

Kingsdown Beach Reliable for bass
Today 53 Fair

Best around dawn, dusk or a coloured sea; fish crab, worm or a lure along the surf line.

Dungeness Boats Reliable for bass
Today 53 Fair

Best around dawn, dusk and coloured water; fish worm, crab or sandeel baits close to the surf line.

Folkestone Harbour Arm Reliable for bass
Today 42 Low

Fish moving water around the harbour entrance with ragworm, peeler crab or soft lures; return undersized fish carefully.

Hampton Beach Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in warm months on a flooding tide; use lugworm, peeler crab or a small baited lure around gullies.

Ramsgate Main Sands Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in summer and autumn, especially around dusk, the groynes and moving water; fish ragworm, lugworm or small lures.

Cliffsend Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in warmer months, especially around flood tide; use ragworm, peeler crab or sandeel near channels.

Deal Beach Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best around groynes, coloured water and the flood tide; use peeler crab, lugworm or small lures.

Hampton Pier Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in summer and autumn around dawn, dusk or coloured water; fish ragworm, crab or a small lure close in.

Herne Bay Beach Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best in warmer months, especially at dusk or dawn on a flooding tide; try peeler crab, ragworm or sandeel baits.

Hythe Beach Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Fish dawn, dusk or a coloured sea with worm, crab or small fish baits close to groynes.

Margate Main Sands Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

Best around groynes, surf and coloured water; peeler crab, lugworm or sandeel work well.

Minnis Bay Reliable for bass
Today 55 Fair

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.

Tactics for bass

Top baits, best first

  1. Soft Plastic (Sandeel)
  2. Peeler Crab
  3. Surface Walker (Spook)
  4. Sandeel

Rigs that work, best first

  1. Flowing Trace
  2. Long & Low
  3. Livebait Float Rig

Full tactics, seasonal detail and more baits are on the Bass species guide.

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