BANKING FOR BASS
THE THAMES ESTUARY, along with the Bristol Channel, Humber and many other tidal river systems are typical of most marks where bass are a spring, summer and autumn species. Get the right mark on the right day and they can be caught in huge numbers, with monster double-figure fish always on the cards, even in just a few feet of water.
Most of these early fish are what we call school bass or ‘schoolies’. They rarely reach above 5lb, but the average size can be good, often around 3lb,
