Apart from a planned pike trip tomorrow I have spent the winter concentrating on chubfishing ; had good fish of 5-4 and 5- 10 in last 2 weeks. Today I had a very interesting day on the Swale- 14 chub -about 8 more than usual but whilst normally I get as many fish over 4 as under today my biggest was only 3-8, But I then hooked what was certainly the biggest chub I have ever encountered - on my usual danish blue cheese mixture. Long and very dogged fight , hands shaking, huge bronze shape and as I drew fish to net it changed from being a 7 lb plus chub to a barbel of 9lbs exactly. Not what I expected- temp 5C and river low and clear; and have never had a barbel on this bait in (cripes) 35 years of using it. Now roll on 1 April.

Finishing in style, I like it I'm off chubbing tomorrow on a bit of the Upper Trent I've never fished before. Not expecting anything that good, but fingers crossed for a couple of decent ones, or just not a blank! It'll be bread and meat for me, I'm just liquidising some bread for the feeder....

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I'm trotting the Erewash in hope of a suprise

Mick

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Nice one and a great way to finish . and on that bait really unusual..

Andy


Becks and Brown Trout

i spent yesterday fishing a barbel match on the derwent at borrowash with a bunch of mates from another site ,drew a nightmare peg ,i sat there in the cold & rain eating soggy sandwhiches waiting for a real bite .nothing ,nada ,zilch for me .but one of our motley crew (ant) went looking for babel but caught a chub of 7,02lbs (lucky ******) too win

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luckily ,that was just a warm up session (as i've not been able too fish for a while) and my end of season trip is next saturday too the lower itchin fishery for some grayling fishing .

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Seven pound chub- wow. When I get one the champagne will flow- as it did for first 5 (1993) and first 6 (2007). Congratulations.

Hi Chav

Fished secret location on wash today 1 barbel 5lb 2 chub around 4lb get in there.

Mick

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I'm on the Itchen trip next weekend, too. Had a few hours trotting on the Thames near Lechlade this afternoon - three nice fat chub in the 2-4lb range and a surprise brown trout of a couple of pounds - not common round there, and nice to see, even if unwelcome out of season.

Hi Mick,
just read your blog, great result mate chuffed you got that whiskers out .
Still smiling at the thought of you laeping into the river to capture your prize.
Bet you were smiling for the rest of the day.
I'm also hoping to get one or maybe two last trips down the wash. Nearly went yesterday but couldn't resist a morning at Foremark.
Wish it would warm up just a touch.
Ade.

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Hi AD

Hands full of thorns this morning from clambering down the crazy paving with a head full of blackthorns, can't get barstewards out, bloody things are killing me but still worth the scramble .

Mick

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