BASS are arriving, with fish landed from marks on the Somerset, North Cornwall and North Devon. I usually start my campaign in early May, using lures on shallow rocks. Lower estuary marks will often yield bass on peeler crab baits. On the open coast,
Wistlandpound Fly Fishing Club members enjoyed a good day at Clatworthy Reservoir despite a cold wind that kept the trout down. The winner was Andre Muxworthy with a five-fish limit bag scaling 14lb 12oz. Second was Matt Kingdon with 14lb 10oz
The 11-year-old was fishing a Somerset beach with his father Daniel Redmore when he tempted the 9lb 5oz fish using a squid and bluey wrap. Anthony Smith won Bideford and District Angling Club