Last week while Catriona and I were exploring the north of Spain, my brother Sean managed to sneak off to do a little bass fishing back in Ireland. He managed to catch himself a lovely fish and sent a picture to me on Whatsapp.

Bass can be pretty elusive creatures. I have never caught one but Sean has come across a few over the years and, while this was not the biggest he has taken, it was, for me, the prettiest. His photo seems to capture all the colour and vibrancy and vitality of the bass which is, for my money, one of the most handsome fish that swims in the sea.

Here is Sean´s bass. You can judge for yourself.

After he took his photo the bass was duly returned to the sea. It will still be swimming around somewhere.