Bass Spawning Period?

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Bass Spawning Period?

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Just a quick question when the ban period is in effect from the 15th of may to 15th of june is it illegal to target bass or just to keep them if caught??
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Re: Bass Spawning Period?

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Bass Fishing Conservation S.I. NO. 826 OF 2007
The effect of this Bye-law is to impose a bag limit on anglers of two bass in any one period of 24 hours and to provide for a ban on angling for bass during the spawning season (15th May to the 15th June).
http://www.fishinginireland.info/regulations.htm
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Re: Bass Spawning Period?

#3 Post by wilky83 »

Yes thanks was just wondering.
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