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Bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

  Fact File: British Record 4oz 9dram (0.129kg)
  Captor:    D. Flack
  Location: River Lark
  Year:       1998
The Bleak is a long, slender, flat sided cyprinid fish with an almost straight back and a small typically superior mouth. Its body is covered with large, loose scales, greyish green/blue on it's back with silvery sides and a white belly. It can be found frequenting slow-flowing to stagnant waters, feeding from the surface during the daytime, retiring to deeper water during the evening and night. The Bleak has a life span of three to six years and can grow in length to 17 -20 cm.

Methods of Capture. The Bleak is 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.
As yet we still have to come across a 'Specialists' Group for the Bleak but then again who knows there may be one out there.....
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  • HOME
    • Match dates 2020
    • Order Form
    • Fishery Directions
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  • Join the Club
    • Junior photo consent form
    • Code of Practice form
  • OUR WATERS
    • Killingworth Lake
    • River Tyne
    • Stargate and Tilcon Water Levels
    • Stargate Pond
    • T.A.A
    • Throckley Reigh
    • Tilcon Pond
    • Wydon Burn
    • Marmax case study
    • Solar fishing
  • CLUB RULES
    • Club Constitution
    • Match rules
    • Carp Match Rules
    • Fish Care Code
    • RADAC Data Protection
  • Meet the Committee
  • Club Newsletter
  • Records
    • Stargate Fish Records
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    • Coarse Matches >
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      • Hints and Tips
  • Species Info
    • Bleak
    • Bream
    • Carp
    • Catfish
    • Chub
    • Crucian carp
    • Dace
    • Eel
    • Barbel
    • Grass carp
    • Gudgeon
    • Grayling
    • Ide
    • Orfe
    • Perch
    • Pike
    • Roach
    • Rudd
    • Tench
    • Zander
  • Gallery
    • Work party and barbecue 2015
    • Work Party Tuesday 2nd May
    • Work Party Monday 24th April 2017
    • Work Party 27th August 2016
    • Work Party on Stargate building new Steps
    • Work party 25/7/20 -TILCON
    • work party 25/7/20 - stargate
    • AGM 2015
    • AGM 2014
    • AGM 2017