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Blue Bream

Blue Bream

Ballerus ballerus

  • 1lakes
  • 14logged catches
  • 1.58 kg heaviest logged

Blue Bream (Ballerus ballerus) is a freshwater fish of the Carp family, usually found in the waterways of Central Europe and the European part of Russia. These fish prefer to inhabit clean freshwater rivers and lakes with moderate current. Blue Bream’s body is flat and bluish-grey in color, with silvery-white sides and belly and unpaired grey fins. Can be distinguished from other Bream by its long anal fin and smaller scales. These fish usually reach the length of about 40 cm, while ranging in weight from 0.2 to 0.9 kg. But it is possible to catch a unique specimen with a mass of up to 1.3 kg. Blue Bream’s diet is mostly based on zooplankton, insect larvae and aquatic plants.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Bloodworms 3 Yellow Maggots 2 Pinkies 2 Red Worms 2 Red Maggots 1 Semolina Balls 1

Best setups by lake 1 lakes with data

Dnipro River — 14 catches , best 1.58 kg

  • Yellow Maggots Hook #6 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Pinkies Hook #4 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Bloodworms Hook #4 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
  • Red Maggots Hook #4 Feeder bottom 1×

How to catch

How to catch a unique Blue Bream?

When it comes to float, feeder, or bottom fishing, the best way to catch Blue Bream would be to use Bloodworms on a size #4 hook.

Where to find it

Dnipro River Ukraine

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

Maggots Night Crawlers Wax Worms

Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.