The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Anyone who says that bream don't fight should have been hanging on to the Rodrill while playing this fish. I thought I had a big barbel or carp on. It weighed 6lb 3ozs. It capped an excellent morning on the Vezere when I also had a 4lb barbel and 4lb chub.
It was also a good session for wildlife. I saw 4 white storks in a field on the way to the swim (first time I've seen them in this part of France), there was a black kite soaring overhead, a red squirrel exploring the far bank and a kingfisher flew downstream while I was enjoying a coffee.
And it was so nice to see the sun again!

Nice fish! Bream can and do fight, it’s just a rare event in my experience.

Phil

Nice fish. Looks like a nice spot to wet a line. I've had some good tussles with good sized bream in rivers. Far stronger than their stillwater counterparts.

Excellent all round i’d say - great stuff