Hello all. Is there a bass close season for 2018? I know there used to be one from May 15th to June 15th but I believe this was overturned in 2016. Apologies if I have got this wrong.
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Re: Bass close season
You are correct, I have checked today. My reason for asking is I booked a holiday from the 9th to the 18th of June some while ago. I suddenly realised yesterday that these dates coincided with part of the old close season. Thought I may have dropped a massive bollock if the old close season dates have been reinstated this year.....thankfully not!keithelliott wrote:I don’t think there is a closed season anymore!! I might be wrong thou
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Re: Bass close season
I thought it was catch and release all year but a chap I was talking to recently informed me it's actually closed season till end of June and catch and release from then? Best to check with IFI
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County Kerry. Been to this area many times, so have come to recognise the marks and at what stages of the tide they fish best at. Hoping they play ball!keithelliott wrote:Where in Ireland are you going?
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Re: Bass close season
It is catch and release all year.
The new rule, which applies to Ireland, states: ‘In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7a to 7k, only catch-and-release fishing for European seabass shall be allowed. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area.’ The new regulation sees a consistent approach being applied throughout the Irish coastline.
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Fantastic policy but how in gods name they intend to enforce it is beyond me.......I have never once seen a fisheries officer in all my years fishing beaches and rock marks up and down the country. I guess we will just have to rely on the decent folks out there to comply.patk wrote:No killing of bass anytime or anywhere this year
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Re: Bass close season
Ive been questioned twice in a week last year while fishing in Kerry by fisheries to make sure I wasnt keeping bass. Not that I had even seen a bass that weekBielsibub wrote:Fantastic policy but how in gods name they intend to enforce it is beyond me.......I have never once seen a fisheries officer in all my years fishing beaches and rock marks up and down the country. I guess we will just have to rely on the decent folks out there to comply.patk wrote:No killing of bass anytime or anywhere this year
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Seen them around Waterville, County Kerry, several times. A new, younger officer started there only a couple of years ago and is very keen and I have been checked by him many times. Great to see. I agree that there aren't enough of them. A good job that the majority of anglers are conservation minded and adhere to the regulations.Bielsibub wrote:Fantastic policy but how in gods name they intend to enforce it is beyond me.......I have never once seen a fisheries officer in all my years fishing beaches and rock marks up and down the country. I guess we will just have to rely on the decent folks out there to comply.patk wrote:No killing of bass anytime or anywhere this year
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Met them on the east Coast (Dublin ) a few times checking for sea trout licences and advising on the rules for bassBielsibub wrote:Fantastic policy but how in gods name they intend to enforce it is beyond me.......I have never once seen a fisheries officer in all my years fishing beaches and rock marks up and down the country. I guess we will just have to rely on the decent folks out there to comply.patk wrote:No killing of bass anytime or anywhere this year
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Re: Bass close season
IFI ? - the same people who are carring out this terrible act on our waters ? Ill never make sense of it
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