Bass Fishing in Somerset

Surf margins on the flood; dusk/dawn or after dark. Peeler crab or lug/sandeel cocktails. Work gutters and bars; grip leads needed on big tides.

Best 2–3 hours into the flood to high, working surf edges and gutters at dawn/dusk. Lug, crab or sandeel; metal lures on calmer days. Coloured water after a blow often best. Use grip leads in the strong tide.

Flood tide over rough ground; fish peeler crab or whole squid into rips; dawn/dusk best on neaps or slack edges; summer–autumn.

Work surf gutters on the flood, best at dawn/dusk. Peeler crab, lug or sandeel; metals/softs if clarity allows. 4–6oz grip leads; fish last 2 hrs up to HW.

Work the surf on a flooding tide, especially with a building sea. Cast into first/second gutters; peeler crab, lug or sandeel. Dawn/dusk and around the harbour features fish well.

Flood tide into the gullies; peeler crab or large prawn, or paddle-tail shads in the tide race. Best May–Oct, rougher seas and coloured water.

Flood tide along the outer wall/harbour mouth. Rough or coloured water is best. Peeler crab, lug/squid cocktails, or shallow/soft lures at dawn/dusk. Keep mobile.

Best on flooding tide into dusk after a blow. Peeler crab or rag on pulley rigs; lures only on neaps/clearer water. Work gully edges along the wall.

Flood tide over rough-to-sand gullies at dawn/dusk. Lures in clear spells; peeler crab or sandeel on pulley when coloured. Aim uptide of snags; avoid peak springs.

Short to mid casts into the surf on the flood; dusk/dawn best. Peeler crab or sandeel. Work metal or shallow plugs when water clears. Use strong grips in the tide run.

Work the surf on a rising tide at dawn/dusk; short casts into white water; peeler crab, sandeel or plugs when settled. Aim for gutters along the shingle.

Surf and river-mouth channels on the flood; dusk/dawn. Peeler crab, lug or sandeel. Long casts not always needed—track the gullies as the tide pushes.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide around the weir and rough ground. Peeler crab, sandeel or shallow lures in calmer water. Fish the first of the flood to top; wade carefully over boulders.

Flood tide over rocks and sand edges; dawn/dusk or rough, coloured water. Lures (paddle tails/surface) or crab/sandeel baits. Keep mobile along gullies.

Flood tide washing over rough ground; peeler crab or lug/squid. Dusk and coloured water best; short to medium lobs into gullies.

Flooding tide over shallow surf; fish close in. Lug or peeler crab on pulley/2-hook flappers, or metal/lure at dawn/dusk. Rougher water in summer–autumn fishes best.

Fish the flood around Knightstone rocks/causeway; crab or whole rag baits; evenings/low light best. Lures only on clearer neap tides.

Crab or lug baits into surfy gullies on the flood, last 2 hrs to HW. Dusk/dawn best; try lures only when clarity improves. Keep mobile along rock ledges.

Flooding tide with a bit of surf; fish close in along gutters and banks. Lugworm, peeler crab or sandeel. Dawn/dusk and after dark near the wrecked area fish well.

Flooding tide over the ledges; peeler crab or rag baits, or shallow lures when clarity allows. Best at dawn/dusk, first half of flood. Avoid slack; heavy leads needed in tide.

Dawn/dusk on a flooding tide; lures in white water or peeler crab into gullies. Best after a blow.

Crab or lug in gullies on first of the flood and last of the ebb; lures at dawn/dusk in calmer water. Onshore push and coloured water help.

Flood tide into dusk, especially after a blow. Fish crab or sandeel in gullies; try lures only when clarity improves. 5–7 oz grippers often needed on springs.

Flooding tide over surfy gutters; dusk/dawn or after dark. Peeler crab, lug or rag on pulley/2-hook rigs; lures only when clarity allows.

Work flooding channels on spring tides; peeler crab, sandeel or 20–40 g metals. Best May–Oct at dusk/dawn or after a blow. Stay mobile, hit gullies as the tide pushes.