Black Bream

Fishing for Black Bream

Bait - prawn, worm, sand eel, mussels

Method - float with baited hook or freeline

Good places to catch black bream in Cornwall are Helford and Mevagissey

Identification

Deep flattened body with large scales. They are a silvery grey on top with a white belly. They have a single long dorsal fin with eleven spines. Small head and large eyes with a small mouth.

Length

Length is 35cm

Breeding Time

April - May

Latin Names

Order - Perciformes

Latin Name - spondyliosoma cantharus

Family - Sparidae

Habitat

Black bream like rocky weedy ground and are found at the bottom. They like estuaries.

Suggested Cooking Methods & Recipes

Black Bream are a good eating fish

They are great on the BBQ