Bream often get a bad reputation as nuisance fish, especially among carp anglers, but speak to seasoned match or pleasure anglers, and you'll hear a different story. Big bream, often called "bin lids" ...

Another bait widely used on carp fisheries, and a great bream bait, is sweetcorn. You can use a stack of two or three pieces on a hair rig, or a mini boilie and plastic corn cocktail hookbait. You can ...

I grew up in a fishing world — hunting, too, to be honest — that was seriously focused on bringing home something to eat. People ran trotlines on the river and filled up ice chests with as many fish ...

Years ago, in a fit of pique over a dud fishing trip to Wisconsin, I wrote a column belittling the lowly bream. My feelings were hurt after having made a long trip for walleyes and northern pike and ...