chub

[Richard Borley]

a 7-6-0 chub from the river lea caught this evening , a definite '8' this winter as long as the crayfish dont get it first

 

[Clive Shipman]

That my son is mahoosive

 

[Andrew Boyne]

That's a cracking chub, nice one!

 

[Stuart Prescott]

in the words of wilson ,, thats a clonker !

why would it be at risk from cray fish though ?

 

[Chris Summersell]

What a beast, great fish mate.

 

[Tom Marshall]

Great fish!

I would be hoping it ate as many crays as possible!

Tom.

 

[Andrew Boyne]

in the words of wilson ,, thats a clonker !

why would it be at risk from cray fish though ?

You haven't seen the crays in the Lea Stu?

 

[Simon King]

Well done Richard.

I think that going "8" is a long shot though.

 

[Richard Borley]

simon ,

'oh ye of little faith'

i wouldnt be suprised , it just needs a few crayfish meals .

richard

 

[Simon King]

simon ,

'oh ye of little faith'

i wouldnt be suprised , it just needs a few crayfish meals .

richard

Lol. Well, feed it up for me then, I'll start my chubbing end of next month.

Currently focused on Zander from the Ouse.

 

[Mark Gaskell]

hooge

Its firkin huge well done what peg eh

 

[Richard Borley]

in the words of wilson ,, thats a clonker !

why would it be at risk from cray fish though ?

stuart , my apologies , that was rather tongue in cheek .

there are so many crayfish in the Lea this year that are eating everything


making it is very difficult to fish properly with any bait.

the upside of this is that the chub , perch and probably barbel are getting

very fat on a crayfish diet .

richard

 

[Stuart Prescott]

aahh right fella

 

[Stuart Wright]

Had my first '6' of the season last night along with another 4lber, so off to a good start

Hopefully get out for a couple more tomorrow evening.

 

[Colin Gordon]

Nice looking fish Stu, very long for an Oxon (crayfish gorged) chub. What weight and was it from 'that stream'?

 

[Stuart Wright]

Hi Colin.

It went 6.05 and was from the Thames proper below Oxford.

Had the chub rods out yet?

 

[Colin Gordon]

Stu, you're doing a lot better than me from the Thames, my river pb ain't even creditable, nigh on a pound shy of yours at 5-08.
A real bogey river for me, well except for mud pigs.

I've had my chub rods out a couple of times on the Windrush, a few chub but nothing of any size.

 

[Nick Franklin]

Lovely fish Stu. I can't seem to get above 5lb with Chub, which is frustrating to say the least as I know there are much bigger fish in the areas/swims I target.... Any tips for getting through to the bigger fish from you Chub experts (Colin)?

 

[Craig Wood]

Several Chub over 7lb have come out of throop the last week or so..The biggest being 7lb 12oz....I would imagine an 8lb er will show fairly soon, ive seen some crackers the last few weeks but they are hard to catch..Float fishing seems to be the way rather than static tactics.

 

[Stuart Wright]

Hi Nick,

Not sure what sort of times you're fishing at the moment, but I always seem to catch my better chub after dark. Obviously not all fish are big, but I would certainly say the average size increases.

However, if you really want a big fish, it sounds like Throop is the place to be!! Would love a '7' from around Oxford instead though.

Stu