i just thought i would share some pics of fly caught chub.

6lb 10oz (even with a bit of tail missing)



same fish



6lb 4oz



just over 5lb



over 5lb (cant remember exactly)



22" long (inch marks on the pole)



another 5lb +



i won't bore you with the 4lb ones

Nice work, great fish. There are some nice Chub in the river I fish (not that big though, buts its only a small stream) I have been thinking of having a go for come June 16th, what flies do you use ? I tried a little bit last year with my normal trout flies (Parachute adams with a small nymph suspended underneath but they just ignored it). Would love to catch them on the fly.

Was also going to ask what flies you used.

I'm guessing something that makes a "plop".

Lovely fish, well done Sir..

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various patterns, nymphs and drys. different takes from virtually unnoticeable to slamming takes with massive swirls

oh and a secret pattern that took the biggest one

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total opposite, stealth sometimes rules

Did you catch them recently? Sorry to blow it but if the answer is yes then I would not have posted any chub caught in the river in May.
Nice fish though.

Pete

no these were all last year, i was sorting out all my old photos and came across them.

thanks for pointing it out though

No worries, I did not meant to be a smart@rse just do not want folks to get caught out. I do not agree with the UK coarse fish closed season anyway. But that is a different story.

Tight lines!

Pete

Nice fish and I bet not easily won! I've caught a few myself on the fly and they are not the easiest of quarries. Also they fight dirty. Just when you think that they are coming in like a sack of damp spuds they give a big tail flick and smash you up. Had very few on the dry, most have come to a small nymph tickled past them in their (inevitable) lie just under an overhanging branch.

Andy

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Well done mate Those guys look fun

Shame i have'nt got any near me Reckon they would put a nice bend in my 9' 3wt

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