On a trip to the River Lea at King’s Weir, Neale Woodward spent two hours baiting a swim with maggots before catching this 7lb 11oz PB chub prior to the river season ending. It fell to two red maggots on a size 20 hook, which he trotted through the swim…. Read more

The Rivers of Essex aren’t often in the headlines for big fish, but James Willsmer changed that recently when managed this chub of 7lb 8oz from a venue near his home in Chelmsford prior to the close season. The river he fishing is one that was historically known for good… Read more

After enduring a spell of lost fish on the float, Keith Woods knew something had to change and, after making a few tweaks to his set-up, was rewarded with this 7lb 12oz chub. He’s been fishing the River Lea at Kings Weir but had ‘bumped’ lots of fish this season…. Read more

This winter, George Webster has been obsessed with the chub on his local River Slea. It’s a tiny waterway in the east midlands that holds a shoal of good fish, which he can often see in summer. However.. .. come winter, locating them becomes an immense challenge, but it’s one… Read more

After receiving a new 9ft float rod for Christmas, Connor Sweeney ventured out to test the rod on his local River Wey, where he trotted maggots to catch this superb chub of 7lb 7oz.It’s a huge fish for any river but is a particularly rare specimen on the diminutive Wey…. Read more

When we think of big chub rivers, it’s the waterways of southern rivers that dominate catches. However, there are some very large fish residing in East Anglia, too, as Harvey Jackson showed.. ..with this 7lb 5oz specimen landed from a river in Suffolk. It’s a huge fish for the region… Read more