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Chasing chub....

Is that a tributary off the main river you fish Ian? Do you ever pick any barbel up in it

Hey Richard, no, that river runs into the sea eventually.
Funny enough, I did get out today way down on a tidal stretch of the large river and had a amazing session catching chub and a few dace to add to the mix! I had 57 chub from about 2 1/2lb to over 6lb, only guesstimates, nothing weighed but I think I wouldn't be too far out either way with those guesses. I had a chub on my first two trotts and then lost one on my third trott. After that I had a fish on literally every trott through. I must have dropped straight onto a huge shoal of them. Even though I was still catching I left on a good note as the wind got up fiercely and a massive bank of black clouds approached. I was glad I made that decision as I was stone cold and as I drove away it started to lash it down!
I'm a little miffed as I forgot to take my go pro 🙄.
 
It was an amazing session and it was totally unexpected!
I would swap sessions with the one you had the other day though 😉.
I won't steel your thunder, but those fish you had were pretty much as good as it gets 👍.
I’m keeping that under raps for the times being mate as I can’t share the photos. They are going in our club magazine and there’s a historic rule that they won’t publish photos in the magazine that have been shared on socials.

However……. All will be revealed in good time once the mag is out between club members 👍🏻
 
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