An almost perfect session as fellow angling writer, guide and photographer Henry Gilbey makes the trip over the border to south Devon.
Category: Bass Fishing Books
My Recent Catches – The Needle has landed!
An account of my 7lb+ ‘slab of silver’ lured on my self-designed needlefish – plus, that of a former clients’ 6 pounder!
My Year in Review 2019 – Part 2 of 2
My final blog post of the decade! Thank you to my readers, clients, family and friends. Happy New Year!
My Recent Catches – Inkling pays off…
It’s a great feeling when a mark you suspect may produce, provides something of a red-letter event!
My Recent Catches – Frustratingly good…
How the weather and the associated sea conditions has hugely influenced my approach in the past 6 weeks…
Client Catches – Keep your eyes peeled
A ‘swirl and a splash’ gives away it’s position, and within seconds a complete novice is holding a 5lb bass
Client Catches – Bringing out the beast!
A bright Moon and a neap tide certainly didn’t deter this 70cm ‘beast’ venturing into the shallows…
3 Day Package – Windows of opportunity
With every conceivable wind direction to contend with (plus thunderstorms) 14 bass was a respectable tally in the end!
Client Catches – Final flurry!
A ‘fish-filled’ session topped off by a ‘trophy bass’ to a needlefish in the final casts…
Client Catches -Temperature rising…
‘Tears of joy’ as another client PB is landed – with the size increasing now that summer’s arrived!
My Recent Catches – A VERY guilty pleasure…
My largest bass of the year so far, but a capture that I’m far from happy or proud about…
Client Catches – My New ‘Needlefish’ proving itself
The testing is over and a lure that I have personally designed is being placed in the hands of my clients…
South Devon Bass Guide Ltd 