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Bream [Species Menu] [Bream articles] Common name: Common bream Latin name: Abramis brama Record weight: Broken several times in 2001, currently the largest specimen is a fish of 18lb 12oz caught from Bawburgh lake in Norfolk. Distribution: Found throughout Europe and into the borders with Asia. Bream are an important commercial species in Eastern Europe…

The first session of the week there was a strong westerly wind blowing and as I walked across the dam I noticed a dramatic change had affected the lake. The weed, previously so thick and reaching the surface so it looked more like a golf course, had now sunk down so that the lake looked…

I have talked before about what I use and how much of it, but at the moment the topic I have fresh in my mind is, when to introduce it. This is certainly nothing new, think of the match angler for example. Trotting a nice glide. Only can they reap the most from the swim…

Address: Blackwool Farm, Colhook Common, Northchapel, Petworth, Sussex.Phone; Bruce Savage on 01428 707258Location; Take the A3 from London to past Guildford. Turn off at Milford and take the A283 towards Petworth. After passing through Northchapel, travel for another 2 miles. The fishery is signposted on your left-hand side. If you reach the petrol station on…

Following on from my previous article on “fly rodding for carp” here I intend to focus on the surface and subsurface tactics I have used in various circumstances to deceive fish – well, some of the time anyway!

Location-This fishery is only eight miles west along the A4 from Marble Arch.Address-Syon Park, Brentford, Middx. TW8 8JF Contact- Andrew AllenPhone number: 020 8568 6354Mobile: 07956 378138Web site-www.alburyestate.com e mail andysyonfishery@eggconnect.netSpecial contact feature – Andy edits a high quality newsletter called “The Windknot” that is really a magazine packed full of information about fishing and…