Chub Fishing

The chub is one of Britain's bigger coarse fish, the chub belongs to the carp family, although it does not resemble it in appearance. It is easy to identify by its large scales, which have a slight edging, and can only be confused with other fish when young, often mistaken for a dace. Predominatly a river fish it is found where the currents flow fast over gravel or stony beds. This fish needs clean unpolluted water where both oxygen and food exist. The chub is shy and will require a quality angler to stalk this stealthy fish.

As with many river fish, the best condtions for chub fishing is when the water is cloudy, from mud washed into the river following heavy rain. Under these conditions a big, smelly bait is best, possibly lob worm, breadflake or paste. When match fishing on clear water a large bait is unlikely to work, on these occasions  use a single or double maggot and use a catapult to fire a helping of loosefeed over your hookbait. Do not use groundbait as chub hate this, with the maggots in your loosefeed you are trying to entice the fish up towards the surface and can be caught as close as 12 inches from the surface. Like all members of the carp family they possess dangerous teeth at the back of their throats so only a foolish angler would put his fingers into their mouth.