Fish Specials - The Bleak

Common Name - Common Bleak
Latin Name - Alburnus Alburnus
Family - Cyprinidae
Weight - > 6 oz.
UK Record - 0 lbs 4 oz (1998)

Found in most rivers, lakes & canals. The Bleak is a small silver fish that mainly swim in the upper reaches of the water. Most anglers think of them as a nuisance fish as they tend to take their bait on the drop when fishing for bottom fish.

They will take most baits such as maggots, casters, worms and bread.  If you can get them feeding then like the Dace they can make up a good bag when match fishing.

Sometimes mistaken for small Dace, the main difference being the Bleak has a very large shovel type bottom jaw. The Bleak makes a great bait fish when fishing for Perch, Pike & Zander.