Big bream are notoriously one of the very hardest fish to catch, but Alfie Snow has a fantastic record with the species, and got off to a great start to the season, landing this fish of 18lb 11oz.
Impressively, it’s the 15-year-olds 11th double-figure bream, and was caught from an ultra-tricky southern gravel pit. Alfie fishes with his dad, Lee, an expert bream angler, and has spent the past few seasons learning the ropes from him.
For around a year now Alfie’s had his own set of rods, and on this session, he targeted a deep gulley behind a bar. As it’s still early in the season, he fed lightly, introducing just a couple of handfuls of casters, corn, hemp and pellets. Over the top, Alfie fished a corn and caster hookbait on a hair rig, incorporating a size 10 hook.
On the first night of his session, he landed a fish of 11lb 15oz, which was followed by the 18lb 11oz male, which smashes his previous PB of 14lb 13oz. Although he spends many weekends blanking on tricky waters, Alfie loves the unknown and is motivated by the hope of that next special fish coming along.
Well done Alfie!