With mild conditions rolling-in for the end of the season, Ashley Holmes spent a few hours after work on the River Kennet, where he landed this superb chub of 7lb 13oz.Targeting the stetch at Burghfield, he started the session using a cheesepaste hookbait, which he cast to overhanging brambles downstream…. Read more

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