Sea Bass identification

Fish identification images for Sea Bass fish caught around the UK coast line

Bass are beautiful fish and here is an image of a Sea Bass fish to help you identifier a bass when you catch one

Sea Bass - Serranidae

Widely distributed around the UK coast line the sea bass is almost always on the top of an anglers fish to catch list

Bass come inshore to breed around june , some traveling up the Bristol Channel others heading to the coast of ireland to breed

Bass eggs are buoyant and just float with in the tidal streams . Measuring 1.15mm / 1.20mm the fry hatch within six days and grow very fast until they are around 2 to 4 inches in length and then start to slow down . Bass are slow grows and can be several decades old !!

Handling Sea Bass
As you can see from the image above the bass has Spines both on its back and also on its under belly and boy will they hurt if you do not handle the fish correctly

The best way to handle most bass is to use your thumb and finger and grasp the lower lip

Bass UK record

Boat caught Bass 19lb 9oz by P McEwan , Kent
Shore caught Bass 19lb 0oz by D L Bourne , Kent

PLEASE - only take what you are going to eat and return under size fish . Bass are having a very hard time and if we as anglers do not guard against irresponsible kills then there will be no bass to catch