Top 5 Summer Baits for Bream

This entry was posted on 7th July, 2021

Groundbait

Bream will feed on just about any groundbait available. Fishmeal based groundbaits are often the best. Used in conjunction with a method feeder it is one of the best ways to target bream.

Groundbait is both plentiful and affordable, even big bags of groundbait are reasonably priced and when use in conjunction with a method feeder it can be a deadly baiting approach, especially for Bream.

Bream are shoal fish, this can range from shoals of just a few fish, right up to hundreds of individual fish. With such big shoals of fish, they can obviously munch their way through big beds of bait, but remember you are trying to catch these fish, not feed them, so be cautious not to over feed.

Also bare in mind that if the bream are on a patrol route, no amount of bait is going to stop them in their tracks completely, but you can nick a bite as long as you’re not over feeding.

Bream will prefer a fishmeal based Groundbait, however, various groundbaits can work, and the good thing with bream is that once you have found a fish, there is a good chance plenty of others are also in the vicinity of your hookbait.

Sweetcorn

Sweetcorn is a fantastic bream bait. Either fished directly on the hook or on a hair rig, bream cannot resist corn. If smaller species are present such as roach and rudd fake sweetcorn on a hair rig can select the bream avoiding smaller nuisance fish.

Is there a fish out there that doesn’t love sweetcorn? Bream will happily munch through a big bed of sweetcorn, the hi-viz appearance and salty taste makes it easy for the bream to locate your bait, and if you opt to use 2-3 bits of sweetcorn on a hair rig, your hookbait will stand out even more.

Maggots

Nearly every fish that swims love maggots and bream are no exception. Maggots work especially well on rivers and more natural venues. They can be a great edge in the cooler months too.

Never leave home without maggots! Bream are no different, the one problem that can arise with live maggots is that it attracts the smaller fish, they are more inquisitive. However, opting for a few dead maggots on your hook can land you a specimen bream.

Pellet

Bream absolutely love pellets, especially still water bream. Pellets come in a vast range of sizes and flavours, smaller 2mm to 6mm pellets are best. The smaller pellets keep the bream feeding longer. Pellets are also more affordable so they can be used in larger quantities without costing a fortune.

Boilies

Quite often the best waters for bigger bream are carp lakes. Therefore, boilies have become almost a natural food source for bream. Bream grow huge on busy carp lakes due to the carp angler's bait and a small 10-12mm boilie is a great bream bait.