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 



Common Drexirn 



VigSZ 



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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