Over the years I have heard of the odd bass being caught, including a ten pounder from Norwich. In recent years I have seen more reports of bass being caught on the Broads. These bass are usually small and caught accidently by holiday makers. These bass are often mistaken for zander, which are, in fact, absent from the broads system of waterways.
I had a privileged childhood where most weekends and school holidays were spent fishing from the bow of my father’s charter boat based at Bradwell in Essex. One of my first memories was catching a seven-and-a-half-pound bass. Since then, I have caught many bass by various methods and at different locations. Many of the bass we caught were tagged to help build a picture of the movement of bass. I also spent a few seasons working on a local commercial fishing boat; this gave me a perspective few anglers get. It’s fair to say that I have a passion for bass angling, and for bass as a species.
A few years back I caught a small bass of around a pound from the Norfolk Broads while targeting perch. This one
