donegal bass?

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#1 Post by **gravel** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:49 pm

Are there any bass round donegal, as all the bass you hear of being caught is down south, is it that the water temperature is alot cooler?

uvox · #2 Post by **uvox** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:05 pm

i think it's too far north alright. but who knows what climate change will bring....

#3 Post by **thescotsman** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:36 am

think they are rare up there, but have heard of some being caught. You can get some bass off the east coast of Scotland in the North Sea so surely the atlantic off Donegal should be positively balmy by comparison...

#4 Post by **FMCN** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:21 am

Get them of the north Antrim and Londonderry coasts as well so don't see why they wouldn't be in Donegal, but definitley not as many about as further south.

#5 Post by **anthony2carr** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:27 am

I would imagine dooey beach would throw up a few. Haven't fished it though.

It's a storm beach and very popular with the surfers.

#6 Post by **pete** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:16 am

Quite a few bass in the north of the county, Inishowen and further west. Odd ones along southern and western approaches, mate had an 8lb fish one night last year on beach near Killybegs. Took his trace with silver floaty beads whilst he was retrieving, must have mistaken the flash of the beads for a baitfish.

#7 Post by **Tanglerat** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:24 pm

An 8 lb Bass would be a pretty fantastic Bass up this way. Generally, they're a lot smaller, in the schoolie to 4 - 5 lb stamp of fish.

Not easy to find them, either. Best bet would be to pick a handy looking beach in Fanad or Inishowen and fish it totally -- all stages of the tide, time of year, baits etc until you crack it.

Or do what I did - went fishing with someone who had already cracked it......... :wink:

#8 Post by **dan** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:05 pm

i'd say rossnauwla would chuck up a few haven't fished it though but all that you need is a strong westerly wind. definitely worth a go.

#9 Post by **beachcaster** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:31 am

with out doubt there are bass on the beaches in donegal ,but you have to put in the hours and reserch to get them.most atlantic west facing beaches will throw up bass ,maybe not in big numbers and the fish may not be that big,but they are there.

#10 Post by **dan** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:11 pm

i looked up about rossnawla strand on the internet. it said that bass to 8Ibs are caught in autumn, winter and spring.
smaller ones in summer :roll:

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