Bass Fishing in Swansea

Swansea has 20 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

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

Tide Fish the flood

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Best bass marks in Swansea

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

Mumbles Head Hotspot for bass
Today 65 Good

Best around dawn/dusk on flooding tide; fish lures or soft plastics tight to gullies and white water.

Caswell Bay Hotspot for bass
Today 65 Good

Best around dusk/night and on a flooding tide; fish surf line and the rocky edges with sandeel, ragworm or crab baits, or metal/lures in summer.

Langland Bay Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best on a flooding tide at dawn/dusk; try lug/rag, sandeel or small plugs near the rocks and in the surf.

Blackpill Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best at dawn/dusk on a pushing tide; fish peeler/crab, rag or sandeel-style baits; work the outfall edges and any coloured water.

Bracelet Bay Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best at dawn/dusk on flooding tide; fish surf line or rocky edges with sandeel/fish baits or small lures.

Clyne Gardens (Blackpill Lido) Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best on flood/dusk; fish the Clyne channel edge with lug/rag or small paddle tails; watch for weed after onshore winds.

River Tawe Mouth Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Takes lures and small fish baits; look for moving water and baitfish at dawn/dusk or on an evening flood.

Crymlyn Burrows Reliable for bass
Today 60 Fair

Best at dawn/dusk and into darkness on a pushing tide; ragworm/sandeel or lure in surf; work gutters and colour.

West Cross Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Dawn/dusk and overcast days; fish gullies with spinners/soft plastics or crab/sandeel baits on a short flowing trace.

Pwlldu Bay Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best at dawn/dusk on the flood; fish sandeel/peeler or surface lures along rocky edges and any tide lines.

Swansea Docks (Outer Harbour Wall) Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best on dusk/night or in coloured water; fish crab, rag or sandeel on a running ledger tight to the wall or along the tide line.

Mumbles Pier Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Early/late and night; fish strips, sandeel-style baits or lures along the tide line—handle and release carefully.

Singleton Park (Swansea Bay foreshore) Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best around dawn/dusk on bigger tides; fish the surf line with lug/rag or small lures when water has a bit of colour.

Limeslade Bay Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

More likely in summer/autumn on flooding tide; fish spinners/soft plastics or crab/peeler in coloured water after a swell.

Mumbles Lighthouse Breakwater Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Work lures or freelined small fish baits along the calmer bay side on a pushing tide; dawn/dusk often best.

St Helens Beach Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Best at dawn/dusk on the flood; try 2–4oz leads and worm or small fish baits in a light surf.

Tawe Barrage Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Occasional in warmer months; try small paddletails/spinners or live/fresh fish baits on the flood.

Swansea Marina Reliable for bass
Today 65 Good

Dusk/night on flooding tide near entrance/flow; soft plastics or small live/dead sandeel-style lures; check local size/bag rules.

River Neath Estuary (Briton Ferry) Reliable for bass
Today 60 Fair

School fish on flood tides; try ragworm, live prawn/shrimp, or small lures when water has clarity.

Baglan Bay Worth a try for bass
Today 60 Fair

Chance in summer/autumn, often at first/last light; try sandeel-sized lures or fresh worm.

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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