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Bream (Common or Bronze also known as skimmers)

Scientific Name: Abramis brama

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Habitat: Generally lives in high numbers in the lower reaches of slow-flowing rivers, lakes canals, reservoirs and gravel pits.

Feeding Habits: A feeding bream has an amazing ability to sort the food items from the unwanted silt in its mouth.

Top Bream Baits:

Halibut Pellets - they love fishmeal pellets above all else (4mm and 6mm good for loosefeed and larger ones for hookbait).

Sweetcorn - Bream just adore the taste and texture of sweetcorn. Makes a good target if used over a bed of pellets.

Fishmeal Boilies - Again bream adore boilies, use 10 - 15 mm for hook bait.

Worms - Nothing beats a lobworm with a grain of corn.

Maggots and Casters - What fish does not like these.