South Coast Spring Scorcher: Bass Smashing It on the Flood Tide

G'day, mates, this is Artificial Lure here with your South Coast UK fishing report for 28th April 2026, 10pm. Been a proper spring scorcher down here—Met Office reckon temps hit 15°C today with light southerlies easing off to calm evenings, patchy clouds, and a touch of mist rolling in. Sunrise was 5:50am, sunset 8:15pm, giving us a solid 14 hours of daylight for chucking lines. Tides at Brighton Pier, per BBC Weather and RNLI logs: high water midday at 5.2m, low at 10pm around 1m—perfect for working the channels as fish push in on the flood. BBC South East reports bass smashing it lately, with pollack, mackerel, and early smoothhounds showing up in numbers off Sussex and Hampshire. Anglers on Kentish tackle forums bagged 20+ bass per session last week on lures, plus dogfish and rays in the 5-10lb class. Fish activity's ramping up post-spawn; bass are feasting on sandeel and whitebait schools, hitting hard at dawn and dusk. Top lures? Go Dexter wedges in silver or mackerel pattern for bass and pollack—cast 'em from the shingle at range. Yo-Zuri crystal minnows or Savage Gear sandeels on the troll for quality fish. Live baits like ragworm or peeler crab on three-hook rigs nail the rays and hounds; mackerel feathers for quantity when they're boiling. Hot spots: Selsey Bill for wrecks teeming with pollack—anchor up and drop metals. Hit Brighton Marina arms for bass lurking the walls, especially low light. Tight lines, stay safe out there—check charts for shipping. Thanks for tuning in, folks—subscribe for weekly updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.