Winter Bream

[mjbarnes12]

Has anyone got any winter bream tactics?? I am planning on tackling a largish lake (5 acres) on sunday for them. It is around 9-10ft deep in the middle with a shelp running most of the way around (except for the damn wall) of about 4 feet which goes about 3-4feet out!!

 

Where would the bream be (I was going to aim for the deeper channels in the middle/towards the damn wall!!

What method would you use?? (I was going to go for a smallish cage feeder)

Finally what baits would you use (im going for crumb, pinkies&maggot and lobbies)

[Chris Plumb]

Has anyone got any winter bream tactics?? I am planning on tackling a largish lake (5 acres) on sunday for them. It is around 9-10ft deep in the middle with a shelp running most of the way around (except for the damn wall) of about 4 feet which goes about 3-4feet out!!

 

Where would the bream be (I was going to aim for the deeper channels in the middle/towards the damn wall!!

What method would you use?? (I was going to go for a smallish cage feeder)

Finally what baits would you use (im going for crumb, pinkies&maggot and lobbies)

 

I'd check first that the lake is frozen over!

 

 

C.

[mjbarnes12]

No chance (he says) I live in tropical worcester

[Guest tigger]

Has anyone got any winter bream tactics??

 

Yeah, stop at home till it warms up

[John Weddup]

I agree with tigger.

 

Although I catch lots of big bream in winter its usually when the weather is a little milder than it is now.

 

Its also generally in a river where they have to move and therefore use energy meaning the need for food.

 

When it warms, just a bit, my favourite bream winter bait is always worm and caster cocktail. I have caught many bream in stillwaters in feb/march as the water temp starts to rise.

 

regards

 

John

[1superken]

Hmmmm winter Breaming risky buisness if i was going id say your tactics were spot on id only add my favourite bream baits which are worm & caster cocktail & i always take a few slices of bread a small piece of flake might get u a few then again i cant remember a winter Bream session of mine that didnt end up being a few small Roach & Perch session .

Good luck

[denzil]

i had a few bream from the canal the other day 4lb ish each all on bread punch over liquidised bread

[poledark]

Strange that it may seem, on my local "big carp" waters, quite a lot of the bigger double figure bream get caught in the coldest part of the year. This may be due to the carp being much less active, and the bream getting in on the baits. It has puzzled me why so many of the Wingham members seem to give up on the bream as soon as the autumn comes.

 

Den

[lutra]

It has puzzled me why so many of the Wingham members seem to give up on the bream as soon as the autumn comes.

 

Den

It dose seem a little strange as Ive had my best catch in the back end and right up to Christmas in warm years, but i don't think i would be tempted at the moment.

[Anderoo]

Strange that it may seem, on my local "big carp" waters, quite a lot of the bigger double figure bream get caught in the coldest part of the year. This may be due to the carp being much less active, and the bream getting in on the baits. It has puzzled me why so many of the Wingham members seem to give up on the bream as soon as the autumn comes.

 

Den

 

Too much punishment for me, it's a heartbreaker in the Summer let alone the Winter! I'd much rather go chubbing