COMMON BREAM 
Norfolk Broads, and when I was a boy I remember seeing 
hundreds caught in one day, only to be thrown away. 
I have known a large catch of these poor sporting fish to 
be used as manure. It bites with annoying frequency, 
and one gets rather tired of landing so many specimens 
which afford such little resistance. Maggots, worms, or 
pieces of raw meat may be recommended for bait, and it is 
advisable to ground-bait the swim overnight with either 
greaves or boiled wheat. In deep slow-moving streams 
Fegaz 
Common Pream YW 
float-tackle can be used, but where large Bream occur 
(and this species attains a weight of several pounds) ,the 
gut-trace must be of the best quality, and from four to 
six feet in length. The Bream is a peculiar biting fish, 
as when it seizes the bait, it rises with it towards the 
surface. As it does this, the float falls flat on the surface 
of the water, and as soon as this happens the strike should 
be made, as the fish is already hooked. Early morning 
and evening twilight are the best times to catch Bream, 
as they seldom bite in daytime, except in large lakes, or 
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