freshwater species guide

Bream fishing in the UK

FishMap links bream with 232 source-backed fishing locations across 49 UK areas, alongside seasonal planning data and venue access information.

Abramis brama232 mapped venuesStrongest index: July, August, June

About Bream

Abramis brama is included in FishMap’s UK freshwater catalogue. FishMap uses the coarse seasonal pattern and the bream Fishability profile for this species.

Also known as: Common bream, Bronze bream.

Venue listings show where the species is recorded in FishMap’s source data. They do not guarantee that it is currently present, feeding or available to target.

Best months

The strongest planning indices are July, August, June. These values represent broad seasonality rather than live catch probability.

  • Jan36
  • Feb39
  • Mar46
  • Apr55
  • May64
  • Jun70
  • Jul74
  • Aug73
  • Sep67
  • Oct58
  • Nov48
  • Dec40

Where to fish for Bream

232 indexable FishMap venues currently record this species. Check access, licences, seasons and current venue rules before travelling.

Gweryd LakesLlanarmon-yn-Ial

Low-density North Wales carp water with mature common, mirror and ghost carp plus tench, bream, roach and crucians.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Manor Farm LakesLower Caldecote, near Biggleswade

100-acre Central Bedfordshire fishery with seven named lakes—Anne’s, Becks, Blunham, Booneys, Carp, Damsel and Winters—plus access to one mile of the River Ivel. The complex supports pleasure, match, specimen-carp and seasonal predator fishing.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Atkinson’s TarnCrook, Kendal, Cumbria

Managed mixed coarse tarn with islands and hard-access paths; carp exceed 18 lb and the stock also includes tench, bream, silverfish and occasional barbel.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Castlehead FisheryGrange-over-Sands, Cumbria

Accessible mixed coarse fishery with carp, tench, bream, roach, perch and eels, including purpose-built accessible pegs.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Ratherheath TarnRatherheath, Kendal, Cumbria

Popular otter-fenced mixed coarse water with carp to the mid-20s plus tench, bream and silverfish; several accessible pegs.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Brickyard FisheryHutton Moor, near Ripon

Three-water North Yorkshire fishery combining mixed day-ticket coarse ponds with a limited-access specimen-carp lake.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Chigborough Farm & FisheriesChigborough, near Maldon

Long-established 130-acre Essex fishery combining specimen carp and catfish, mixed coarse fishing and separate trout waters.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Cross Drove FisheryHockwold cum Wilton

Long-established Norfolk border fishery offering mixed coarse, specimen carp and very large Wels catfish fishing.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Harrold–Odell Country ParkHarrold and Odell

Council-managed fishing on the 35-acre Grebe Lake, smaller Kingfisher Lake and a permitted stretch of the River Great Ouse.

Members, club or private access
Hazelcourt PondsLlysworney, near Cowbridge

Six-lake Vale of Glamorgan coarse complex catering for pleasure anglers and specialist carp and catfish sessions.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Homersfield LakeHomersfield, Waveney Valley

Private 35-acre Waveney Valley specimen lake in 70 acres, noted for very large carp and Wels catfish alongside specimen roach, tench, bream and perch.

Members, club or private access
Newbridge Fishing LakesSimonswood, near Kirkby

Two-water Merseyside complex with a heavily stocked match lake and a lower-density pleasure/specimen lake.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Partridge Lakes FisheryCulcheth, Warrington

Large Cheshire match and pleasure complex with canal-style waters, mixed day-ticket lakes, the Holbar carp water and a members-only lake.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Picks Cottage FisherySewardstone Road, Chingford

Members-only five-water complex: Float Pond, Match Lake, Doughnut Lake, S Lake and Barrow Lake, covering pleasure, match and specimen fishing.

Members, club or private access
Eastbrookend Country Park Fishing LakesEastbrookend Country Park, Dagenham

BARDAG-managed urban country-park complex with mixed coarse and predator fishing on two principal visitor lakes.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Hall More FisheryMilnthorpe, Cumbria

Two-water WADAA fishery combining a mixed coarse lake with a larger stocked trout water.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Hampstead Heath Fishing PondsHampstead Heath

One guide record for Highgate Men’s, Model Boating, Hampstead No. 2, Viaduct and Vale of Health ponds.

Members, club or private access
Hollow PondsLeyton Flats, Epping Forest

Large Epping Forest pond open to licensed coarse fishing under the City of London’s forest-wide rules.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Priory Country ParkBarkers Lane, Bedford

Large Bedford country park with restricted coarse fishing on designated waters and banks; some waters, including the Finger Lakes, are not fishable.

Members, club or private access
South Norwood LakeSouth Norwood Lake and Grounds

Council-run urban lake with day and season coarse-fishing permits alongside sailing and general park use.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Aldin Grange LakesBearpark, County Durham

Five-lake fishery on 20 acres with three coarse waters and two fly-only trout lakes, plus fishing lodge, café and tackle facilities.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Angel LakesBirtley, Chester-le-Street

Three-lake County Durham pleasure fishery with varied coarse stock and tickets sold from reception.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Aston Park FisheriesAston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Large commercial fishery with seven lakes, more than 220 pegs, regular open matches, pleasure fishing, an on-site tackle shop and café.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Headlands Farm FisheryWest Wellow, near Romsey

Two-water coarse fishery with specimen carp and mixed coarse fishing.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Kirton Hall LakeKirton, near Felixstowe

Natural-feeling Suffolk estate lake with a broad mixed coarse stock and carp over 25lb.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Baden Hall FisheryEccleshall, Staffordshire

Large Staffordshire fishery with pleasure, match and specimen carp waters and an on-site tackle shop.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Blythe WatersKnowle, Solihull, West Midlands

Canal & River Trust commercial fishery near Knowle with day and night permit options across mixed coarse waters.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Docklow Pools — Day-ticket LakesDocklow, Leominster, Herefordshire

Visitor listing for Docklow’s Mickey Mouse, Moby Dick and Figure of Eight day-ticket pools; other lakes/river beats may be restricted.

Day ticket / visitor permit
River Wye — Belmont City North BankHereford, Herefordshire

Famous Hereford city match stretch with deep steady water and large shoals of roach, dace, perch and predators.

Day ticket / visitor permit
River Wye — Lower BreintonBreinton, Hereford, Herefordshire

H&DAA River Wye beat with riffles, runs and Belmont Hole; strong chub/barbel fishing and broad mixed species.

Day ticket / visitor permit
River Wye — WarehamBreinton, Hereford, Herefordshire

Varied H&DAA Wye fishing downstream of Lower Breinton, with fast riffles, runs and deeper holding water.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Aldercar Lane FisheryLangley Mill

Six-lake commercial coarse fishery with carp, chub, bream, tench and rudd.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Castle Ashby FisheryCastle Ashby

Three established estate lakes offering pleasure and match fishing between Grendon and Castle Ashby.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Clawford LakesClawton, near Holsworthy

Large holiday estate with numerous stocked coarse lakes; fishing is reserved for staying guests.

Members, club or private access
Janson FisheryElton, Nottinghamshire

Large multi-pool day-ticket complex with pleasure, match and specimen carp fishing.

Day ticket / visitor permit
Birkwood Farm FisheriesAltofts, West Yorkshire

Family-run five-lake complex plus canal fishing, with more than 100 fishing platforms, parking close to many pegs and toilets across the site.

Day ticket / visitor permit

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Seasonal guidance, not a catch forecast

Weather, water conditions, angling pressure and local rules can materially change fishing prospects. Confirm information with the operator or rights holder.