This season, Joe Atkinson set himself the challenge of catching a truly big chub and has just done so with this specimen of 7lb 8oz. Targeting the River Lea at Kings Weir, Joe had landed a string of five-pounders on trotting tactics over his first few sessions this winter, capped… Read more

Rob Walton had a session to remember on the River Kennet when he banked himself this stunning 7lb 8oz Chub. Rob told us “This winter has been pretty hard going on the River Kennet, but with the temperatures briefly on the rise I had a small window offering perfect conditions…. Read more

This season, the Great Ouse has gone up and down so many times Vito has lost count, but he recently managed two catches, just a few days apart. He told us “The first was from a stretch that some anglers wonder why I bother with, where I’m drawn to a… Read more

When Iain Mitchell set out to catch his first chub, any decent fish would have left him going home a happy man. So, you can imagine his shock when he landed this fish of 7lb 8oz as his very first of the species! The trip was his first on a… Read more

It’s been a slow winter for chub anglers so far, with our mixed conditions making things tricky on many rivers. However, Steve Fenton managed to get out on the Lee Navigation lately – a canalised stretch of the River Lea – and landed this specimen of 7lb 12oz. The fish… Read more

Having found the barbel fishing to be patchy on the Dorset Stour this year, local angler Mark Stocker instead turned his attention to the river’s chub, and has enjoyed a good season, capped by this recent 7lb 12oz specimen. It was caught during a short evening session from a swim… Read more