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Tag: Bream

Eau de bream – it’s what real men wear (bream article, entry 406)

  Click images above to enlarge In last week’s Angling Journal entry I wrote about what has been the slowest … More

Bream

Business as usual on the gravel pit (bream article and video, entry 297)

Business as usual on the gravel pit I was really looking forward to getting back on the gravel pit, and … More

Bream

What was that about the corner being turned? (bream article and video, entry 253)

Very often, people in the public eye have past quotes that they have made brought back to haunt them. One … More

Bream

Best tench of the year so far – twice (bream article, entry 252)

I knew that I was in for a tough session before I even got to the gravel pit. A casual … More

Bream, Tench

It looks like the corner has been turned at last (bream article and video, entry 251)

I get regular e-mails concerning the rigs that I use and so in this article I want to begin with … More

Bream

That’s fishing for you! (bream article and video, entry 250)

Fishing is totally unpredictable, and actually I like it that way. Imagine knowing in advance what you will catch and … More

Bream

Still on the right side of the fine line (bream article, entry 249)

I don’t normally fish on Sundays. That is nothing to do with my Christian faith by the way, just that … More

Bream

Beating the weather, but only on points (bream article and video, entry 248)

It is a well-known fact that British people constantly talk about the weather. Even a casual encounter in the street … More

Bream

What a difference a few days make (bream article, entry 247)

What a difference a few days make! There I was, on my last session, struggling for two whole nights in … More

Bream

The weather finally catches up with me (bream article, entry 246)

Snow, sleet, overnight frosts, bitterly cold northerly winds and water temperatures looking good only for grayling fishing. That’s what confronted … More

Bream

It’s that fine line again (bream article, entry 245)

Many outsiders think that we British are preoccupied with the weather. Well I must admit that some people, certainly when … More

Bream

I made the right choice (bream article and video, entry 244)

Not for the first time I faced an angling dilemma. I had Thursday and Friday free and with the river … More

Bream, Tench

A fantastic tench and I’m still on a high (bream article, entry 204)

Usually I see the period of time from March 15 to June 16 as an inconvenience, a sort of ‘close … More

Bream, pb tench, Tench

Gridlock on the roads, but I got there in the end (bream article, entry 203)

Although it’s not always possible, I do prefer to arrive at my fishing destination with plenty of time to spare. … More

Bream

Three good tench and then it goes quiet (bream article, entry 202)

Now that the summer is drawing ever closer, even when we have a drop in temperature it’s not really affecting … More

Bream, Tench

I’m overjoyed to get Mr Big back (bream article, entry 200)

Following the capture of my big carp, as recorded in last week’s journal entry, I went home on a high. … More

Bream

A carp pushing 30lb – and not a beer belly in sight (bream article, entry 199)

Now that the days are getting longer – and the nights therefore are shorter – I have moved away from … More

Bream, carp, Tench

The fright of my life just before midnight (bream article, entry 198)

It’s been good to get amongst the bream over the last few weeks, and so with them coming on the … More

Bream

The bream keep coming (bream article, entry 197)

A couple of articles ago when I wrote about rigs, I mentioned that I am always looking to see them … More

Bream

Nice bream, but shame about the company you keep (bream article, entry 196)

Now that the days are longer, it is inevitable that the temperature will also start to climb. After all, the … More

Bream

The trend continues (bream article, entry 195)

On my current bream campaign, by the time I load my trolley and head off for the swim, it looks … More

Bream, Tench

With tench like these, I’m not complaining (bream article, entry 194)

After perch fishing on the local canal, this week it was back to the gravel pit and the bream. I … More

Bream, Tench

A nice way to end the session (bream article, entry 192)

The last few springs have seen me bream fishing on a particular gravel pit. There is a regular trickle of … More

Bream

A brace of personal best fish (bream article, entry 149)

I’m currently enjoying my bream campaign very much, and even though it is tiring I have no intention of quitting … More

Bream

Mission accomplished! (bream article, entry 148)

It was a really warm day as I drove on the well-worn route that took me to the venue I … More

Bream

The fish keep coming (bream article, entry 147)

The gravel pit that I am currently fishing is not an easy nut to crack. In fact that is the … More

Bream

It’s about the capture, not the fight! (bream article, entry 146)

One of the benefits of angling is that you get to have an insight into the natural world that you … More

Bream

Going artificial on the bait front (bream article, entry 145)

Following on from the vandalism incident that I wrote about in last week’s article, it was comforting to know that … More

Bream

Plenty of action in the night (bream article, entry 144)

After a weeklong spell of SW wind warming the Midlands, suddenly the direction changed so that a strong northerly bore … More

Bream

The worst bream bite ever! (bream article, entry 143)

After a great start to my bream campaign last week, it was with a high confidence level that I once … More

Bream

A great start on the gravel pit (bream article, entry 142)

I have been itching to get started on my spring bream campaign, but the weather has really been against me. … More

Bream

Some practice for my tench campaign (bream article, entry 99)

Even at the height of summer (which it isn’t yet anyway!) the unpredictability of the English weather demands that the … More

Bream

There is always a first time for everything (bream article, entry 98)

If you have been following my bream campaign this spring, you will be aware that I have been fishing a … More

Bream

If only British Rail was this punctual (bream article, entry 97)

I’m really enjoying my bream campaign at the present, not least of all because I am actually catching something! And … More

Bream

Hitting new levels of anorakness! (bream article, entry 96)

I have a couple of good friends who are really intrigued by my angling adventures, certainly when I fish all … More

Bream

If Baloo was a fish… (bream article, entry 94)

As we move slowly but surely into early summer, one thing that is very noticeable is that the days are … More

Bream

The night had been good to me (bream article, entry 93)

Although I have been preoccupied with carp over the last few weeks, nevertheless I hadn’t forgotten that I am still … More

Bream

Knock, knock, knocking on my bivvie door (bream article, entry 88)

Above seasonal temperatures and SW wind bringing rain – perfect for barbel fishing. The only problem is that the river … More

Bream

Beaten by a fifty foot tree! (barbel article, entry 68)

After a couple of pike sessions the week before, some SW rain prompted me to get back on the barbel … More

Barbel, Bream, chub, Lower Severn, river severn

A 13lb barbel is the icing on the cake (barbel article, entry 66)

After a few days of wet and windy weather hitting the country from the south-west, I had just one thing … More

barbel double figure barbel, boilie, Bream, Lower Severn, river severn

Back to the barbel (barbel article, entry 64)

Kicking off my pike campaign for the season just last week, it wasn’t long before I was getting the barbel … More

bait dropper, Barbel, Bream, chub, Lower Severn, river severn, seeds

Oh, what a night! (barbel article, entry 61)

One of the great advantages of fishing alone is that you can please yourself where you go – you don’t … More

bait dropper, Barbel, Bream, double-figure barbel, Lower Severn, particles, river severn, tawny owl

End of term bream report (bream article, entry 45)

The person who coined the phrase ‘Time flies’ wasn’t joking was he? It only seems like five minutes since I … More

Bream, gravel pit, ruddy duck canada goose

Four legs bad, two legs good (bream article, entry 43)

I’ve been really enjoying my bream sessions so far this spring, and with the water temperature on the rise, I … More

Bream, brown crumb, brown rat, dead maggots, Fox Euro Swingers, gravel pit, mallard, marker float, particles, sedge warbler

Surprise, Surprise (bream article, entry 41)

It was a lovely day as I loaded my car, and set off for a two-night gravel pit session in … More

arctic tern, blackthorn, Bream, bullfinch, gravel pit, marker float, osprey, Tench

320-5… but rain did not stop play (bream article, entry 40)

April showers! Living in the British Isles we know all about them don’t we! However, as I drove to the … More

boilies, Bream, brown crumb, dead maggots, gravel pit, mallard, marker float, particles, reed warbler, sweetcorn

And I celebrated with a cup of tea… (bream article, entry 39)

Looking at the available time I have between now and the start of the river season, I will be fishing … More

black headed gull, boilies, Bream, chiffchaff, common gull, gravel pit, pop-up boilie

An eventful start to my gravel pit campaign (carp article, entry 37)

Until the rivers open again in June I am going to be focusing on a large gravel pit in pursuit … More

bivvie, boilie, Bream, carp, dunnock, gravel pit, house sparrow, marker float, oystercatcher, reed bunting

You don’t always get what you want (barbel article)

As an angler I tend to be very focused. Even a casual glance at my angling journal reveals that I … More

Barbel, boilies, Bream, chub, Drennan boilie hook, Lower Severn, particles, river severn

It’s just a routine check, Sir (barbel article)

It’s hardly surprising that the weather forms the staple diet of conversation in the British Isles. After all, it’s so … More

Barbel, Bream, chub, Lower Severn, river severn

The chub party is gatecrashed by bream (chub article)

Although I have a genuine passion for all species of fish, if I am pushed to name my favourite, then … More

blue cheese and garlic, Bream, brown crumb, cheese paste, chub, mashed bread, River Sow, Wolverhampton Wanderers

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