As intimated in my recent ‘Client Catches’ reports, with the ongoing bright sunshine days and cool winds, it has been the night fishing that has, unsurprisingly, seen the greatest levels of success over my recently completed, professionally guided bass lure fishing sessions.

The Lures
As the title suggests, it has been the Needlefish and Pencil-type lures that have proved their worth once the horizon has disappeared, and the stars have began to twinkle – lures such as:
Indeed, it was during one such session, from a beautifully secluded and very much an archetypal south Devon setting, that the catches in the images above and below were achieved – with the Audio Clip below elaborating on the intricacies involved.

Audio Clip
To listen to my why I think the Needlefish and Pencil lures are so effective at the moment, in addition the types of environments in which they have been successful you can hit ‘Play’ on the Audio Clip below:
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