Whilst fishing a syndicate water in Worcester at the start of the season, youngster Zak Kendrick got the surprise of a lifetime as he banked himself this impressive 31lb 4oz specimen. He told us “I was deadbaiting in the nearside margin when my rod absolutely screamed off. It fought harder… Read more

James Champkin is no stranger to big bream, with many specimens under his belt but even he was left stunned after landing this fine 18lb specimen. He told us “After having some work cancelled and with conditions looking superb, I set off on my first night of bream fishing this… Read more

After retiring in March, Ian Orchard set himself a few angling targets, the first of which was to catch a double-figure bream – his first in over 40 years of angling. During the last day of a tree-day session on an East Anglian gravel pit, Ian smashed his goal when… Read more

Having seen that a change in wind direction was forecast, Adam Riches booked a day off work and headed out in search of bream, and wasn’t left disappointed as he banked himself this stunning 18lb 2oz specimen. He told us “It had been blowing consistently cold for 10 days prior,… Read more

During a trip to a large Midlands gravel pit, Lee McManus endured stormy conditions before catching this 17lb 7oz bream. Targeting a spot at the bottom of a slope at long-range with a corn hookbait, Lee followed his tried and tested approach of feeding tiny amounts, and introduced just a… Read more

Andy Waters’ spring on his Norfolk syndicate lake kicked off in style when he landed this bream of 16lb 9oz Having fished the lake the weekend prior for tench, Andy noticed that a few large bream showing, so on his next trip he changed tactics to target the species. After… Read more