Lee McManus is no stranger to big bream, a fish that, when big, are notoriously one of the hardest to target. This 17lb 11oz slab is his latest, and he managed it after arriving at the lake early in the morning and targeting spots he’d previously caught from. But rather… Read more

A session on a tough northern syndicate water proved fruitful for Doncaster anger, Pete Webster, when he landed this 16lb 6oz bream. A session on a tough northern syndicate water proved fruitful for Doncaster anger, Pete Webster, when he landed this 16lb 6oz bream. Using a simple helicopter rig with… Read more

After signing off the river season in style with the biggest brace of chub in history, Alan Stagg started his spring stillwater campaign in the same scintillating fashion this week by catching the biggest bream of the year so far. This scale-perfect 18lb 4oz fish was taken on an overnight… Read more

Whilst southern stillwaters generally produce the biggest bream, Leicester angler Lee McManus proved that specimens can be caught further north with this 16lb 14oz slab from a midlands gravel pit. Lee has great form with the species, reporting huge bream near enough every season. This fish was caught over a… Read more

Having landed two good bream of 12lb and 14lb throughout the week, Dorset angler Tim Jackson topped the lot with this 17lb 8oz slab from a southern pit he frequents. Targeting a clear, silty patch amongst a weedy area 60 yards out, Tim opted for his trusty homemade fishmeal boilies,… Read more

Adrian Eves had been fishing a southern lake during the spring and early summer, but the lake had been particularly difficult with very few bream being caught. He returned back in early October with the hope that the bream would feed but unfortunately for him, they didn’t! After several difficult… Read more