Black Bream Fishing in Dorset

Late summer in clear water; long trace, small hooks, squid or mackerel strip/rag; bites often at range on the flood.

Late spring-autumn in clear water, daylight. Small strips of squid or crab on size 4 hooks, 1-2 oz lead and long snoods over clean shingle. Gentle lob or short cast.

May–Oct in settled, clear water. Small hooks, squid/mackerel strips or rag; cast 30–60 m over broken ground. Keep baits just off bottom to beat crabs.

Target broken ground near Mupe on calm, clear days May-Oct. Size 4-6 hooks, small strips of squid or worm, light rigs; keep baits off the weed.

Light rigs, small hooks with squid/strip mackerel over rough ground and sand patches; calm clear summer days, best around high water.

Summer over rough ground; small strip/squid/rag on light flappers, longer casts to reefy patches. Calm, clear days on a flooding tide.

Warm months over rough patches/reef fingers; small squid or mackerel strips on size 2 hooks, light gear. Two hours before high water is prime.

Late Jun-Sep on calmer seas; small squid/crab strips on size 2 hooks, 50-90 yd. Use light gear and short snoods for tidy baits.

Late spring to autumn. Calm, clear days. Small squid/razor strips or rag on size 4–6 hooks, light rigs; fish at range over clean shingle on the flood.

Small strips of squid/mackerel or worm on light rigs over mixed ground and reef edges on neap tides. Late May–Sept, clear water, flooding tide.

Late spring–autumn over rough ground; small hooks, squid/clam/peeler baits or light soft plastics. Fish the flood in clear water; keep gear light.

Float-fish small strips of squid or prawn over broken ground in clear summer seas; light rigs, size 6-8 hooks. Best on neaps and a steady flood.

May-Sep over rough ground near Old Harry ledges. Small squid or prawn strips on size 4-2 hooks, light rigs; a little groundbait helps. Clear water and gentle tides.

Late spring to autumn; fish light rigs with small strips of squid or prawn near reef edges; calm, clear water on mid-flood to high.

Summer over rough/clean patches; small squid or worm strips on size 4–6 hooks; a little groundbait helps; neap tides and lighter gear score.

Summer over clean patches between rough; use small hooks with squid/prawn/worm. Clear water, neap-to-mid floods.

Late spring–autumn over rough-to-clean patches. Small squid or prawn baits on light rigs; lob to reef edges on neap tides.

Occasional summer fish over rough ground near the mouth. Light paternoster, small hooks; squid strip or rag. Best in clear water on the flood.

Target mixed rough to the east with small squid/worm strips; light gear, small hooks; calm, clear summer evenings on the flood.

Calm, clear summer spells; small squid or rag strips on long snoods, fish at range off Chesil near Ferrybridge. Avoid heavy surf.

Late spring–autumn; tiny squid or prawn strips on light rigs, fish just off bottom over broken ground on the flood.

Late summer in clear, calm seas; small rag/squid cocktails on long snoods over broken ground. Keep leads light and be ready to lift clear of snags.

Summer over reef; small squid/fish strips on light gear, keep baits just off bottom to dodge snags. Best on neaps.

Occasional over rough reef late spring–summer. Small hooks, light fluoro, squid strips or prawn. Try back-eddies on neap floods.

Float prawn or squid over reef edges in clear, settled summer seas; mid-flood; light traces.