Winter bass fishing

Winter bass fishing and a very common question that anglers ask are the bass still around and are they worth going for in the colder months as the sea temperature drops. Yes it is worth the effort going out for winter bass fishing. Bass feed all year here in north Wales waters late October until early March. But not many people seem to realise this, if you are going to land a big bass, the winter months can be the best time to catch one of these stunning fish. Without a doubt they are catchable in huge numbers. During the winter months the bass are feeding very aggressively.I’ve heard a lot of anglers say that the bass are very lethargic during winter.

My answer to that is they are not.Catch and release only 01 December to 31 December and 01 January to 29 February.From 1 march to 30 November, no more than two bass may be kept per angler per day.



Picture of a bass one of many landed and released in December

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Bass fishing

The Bass Season has been Extended for Recreational Anglers From 01 December 2023 the recreational fishing arrangements will be amended so that the catch-and-release period runs from 01 February to 31 March only.
Good news for bass enthusiasts! The updated regulations for 2026 are now published on legislation.gov.uk.
The recreational bass bag limit has been officially uplifted to 3 Sea Bass per angler, per day.

Belan point

Car parking is to the right hand side of the beach near the end of the road just as you reach the bend.Then walk a one and half mile trek along the dune sand path. Fish between low and high,your better off fishing this venue with a small tide as the current runs hard.
Tope on fish baits some very nice flounders can be had with bass on lug crab and ragworm the best time is about 1 hour after high then fish it down the ebb.

Llŷn Peninsula

The long finger of the llyn peninsula probes deep into the sea. The northern coast is mainly rocky and the bays are small. For excellent bass head to the storm beaches to the west. The rocks hold good sized pollack and wrasse. Big shoals of bass run along the reefs when sand eels and mackerel are around in late summer they patrol the rolling surf beaches