6 EASY STEPS TO...
CATCHING A NET OF BREAM
MARCH and April are historically the months when bream and tench really begin to feed in earnest.
The pages of Angling Times are filled with massive single fish or big nets of smaller specimens, and already bream have begun to figure heavily in readers’ catches.
Every day that passes means longer daylight hours, combined with the clocks going forward at the weekend, and that means more sunshine and warmer water temperatures.
Combine this with preparations for spawning and it’s no wonder that early-spring is seen as a bit of a bonanza for catching bream.
The feeder remains king of them all for catching a net of bream on natural waters, so if you’re a bit rusty when it comes to fishing the tip, here are six essential bits of advice to help you get stuck into a shoal of slimy slabs!