Bleak
The Bleak is a member of the cyprinid family. It is a slender fish with an elongated and flat sided body. It has a pointed head with large eyes and a small mouth that is turned upwards.
Colouration of the bleak is generally a shiny silvery colour. The body is covered with large scales (when handling the fish be aware that the scales are loose and very easily dislodged) the back and flanks are silvery blue - green, merging into silver down the sides to a white belly. The lateral line is complete and the fins are pointed and colourless with a long anal fin concave at the edge and forked tail.
Bleak can be found in most streams, lakes and the slower moving rivers but prefers open waters.
They are not generally a sought after fish but then again, can and often does come to the rescue as a match winner on flooded rivers or in the middle of summer when little else is feeding. Light tackle, small hooks, and slow falling baits will pick them out. Couple this with a Whip of 3 metres or so and a steady weight can be obtained.
Bait to use
Maggot, pinkies, caster, small red worm, brandling, pieces of worm, small pieces of bread, bread punch.
Colouration of the bleak is generally a shiny silvery colour. The body is covered with large scales (when handling the fish be aware that the scales are loose and very easily dislodged) the back and flanks are silvery blue - green, merging into silver down the sides to a white belly. The lateral line is complete and the fins are pointed and colourless with a long anal fin concave at the edge and forked tail.
Bleak can be found in most streams, lakes and the slower moving rivers but prefers open waters.
They are not generally a sought after fish but then again, can and often does come to the rescue as a match winner on flooded rivers or in the middle of summer when little else is feeding. Light tackle, small hooks, and slow falling baits will pick them out. Couple this with a Whip of 3 metres or so and a steady weight can be obtained.
Bait to use
Maggot, pinkies, caster, small red worm, brandling, pieces of worm, small pieces of bread, bread punch.
Where to look for Bleak
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Search out lowland rivers for hoardes of bleak.
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