10 OTHER GREAT BREAM VENUES
SEMERWATER, WENSLEYDALE, N YORKS
Some great Irish-style bream and skimmer fishing in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. Follow the wind to find the fish. Day tickets from Low Blean Farm.
Price: £5.50 a day
Contact: 01969 650436
LAKESIDE FISHERY, POCKLINGTON, E YORKS
The best bream pegs tend to be in the middle of the lake on both the near and far banks. Try a small Method or pellet feeder. Price: £8 a day
Contact: 01759 318100
FOULRIDGE RESERVOIR, COLNE, LANCASHIRE
The venue has really been on form, with ton-up catches of bream not uncommon on the feeder. It’s fishable on a Pendle & Burnley DAA season ticket. Price: £50 yearbook
Contact: 07432 514427
STAUNTON HAROLD RES, MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE
Burton Mutual AA owns the fishing on this prolific venue, and day tickets are available from its website. Some top feeder sport is on offer here at 40m-60m. Price: Day tickets £7.50 Contact: 07891 126910
COOMBE ABBEY, COVENTRY, WARKS
This impressive 80-acre estate-type lake has a long history of quality bream fishing, right back to the Ivan Marks era. The groundbait feeder is still king. Day tickets from the machine in the anglers’ car park. Price: £6 a day
Contact: 02476 453720
BLICKLING HALL, NORWICH, NORFOLK
There are lots of big bream here. Fish the feeder to the middle with worms, casters and corn. Day tickets can be bought from the anglers’ car park.
Price: £7 a day
Contact: 01263 738063
LARFORD LAKES, STOURPORT, WORCS
The Specimen Lake is very prolific, and you can catch loads in pleasure sessions by balling in groundbait close in. Fish a Method feeder over the top with boilie or wafter hookbaits. Price: £9 a day
Contact: 07774 703067
LAKE JOHN, WALTHAM ABBEY, ESSEX
If it’s sheer numbers of skimmers you’re after, then few venues are better than this – 100lb-plus catches aren’t uncommon. Fish baits such as expanders and corn to pick out a better stamp. Prices: £10 a day
Contact: 07958 938153
MOTE PARK, MAIDSTONE, KENT
A great water for 8lb-plus bream, especially pegs 1-10. Controlled by Maidstone Victory AC, day tickets must be bought in advance from its website. Prices: £6 a day
Contact: 01622 200000
FARLOWS LAKES, IVER, BUCKS
Lake 2 is the one to head for if you’re a bream fan. The point area of the lake on the far side is a good bet.
Prices: £12 a day
Contact: 01753 630302