TOP BAITS TO TRY

SWEETCORN A brilliant bait in clear water, bream can’t fail to spot it. Vary the size of grains you use – the bigger the fish, the bigger the hookbait you can use.

MICRO PELLETS These tiny baits will keep bream grubbing around in your swim for ages.

CASTERS Casters are a staple feed for either loosefeeding or mixing into your groundbait when bream fishing. They’re a deadly hookbait too.

MAGGOTS For some reason skimmers seem to hang on to a live maggot better than a dead and you’ll find you fewer less bites on them.

CHOPPED WORM This is a great bait for introducing a lot of fish-attracting flavour into the water without having to feed too much bait. An inch-long piece of chopped worm also makes a great hookbait.