Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing Society

Fighting for Bass and Bass Anglers’ since 1973

“Whatever the problem fishing is the solution.”

It was the eve of my 50th birthday. The morning had taken me far from home and I was now travelling to a regular fishing haunt via an unfamiliar route. Racing to my destination the southern English landscape constantly changed, as geography, light and weather rapidly varied. Such variation in the physical world  mirrored my […]

SOS Bass

Campaign to reduce sea bass landings by 90% The destruction of the Sea Bass population is an “unfolding environmental disaster”. With your crucial support, the EU Commission has been able to persuade the EU Member States to accept a number of emergency measures in 2015, but the dire state of the stock means that more […]

A Year in the Making

  “Cukoo, cukoo” bleeps my phone, alerting me to a text. It’s from Matt, “Wanna go fishing tomorrow?” I check the diary and text back, “It’s a goer!” “Fekinel!!!” is his near instantanious reply. For a variety of reasons I have been repeatedly unable to take Matt up on his previous offers of fishing from […]

The Bass fishery.

Sea bass sinking into deep trouble as European states fail to agree on adequate rescue package . [ Iconic fish faces uncertain future says MCS and drastic measures are required to protect the stock   MCS, says a fish that has become a restaurant favourite in recent years requires urgent help from European states if the fishery […]

EU announces an increase to a 42cm minimum size for bass!

“(02/07/2015) The EU has today taken another step to protect sea bass stocks in Europe. The 28 EU member states agreed to the Commission’s proposal to increase the minimum size for northern sea bass from 36 to 42 cm.” …. “Today’s decision is the latest step in a package of measures the Commission has proposed […]