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" ...

Big bream might not have the glamour of carp or the cult following of tench, but any angler who has seen a proper double-figure slab roll over the landing net knows exactly how impressive these fish ...