I have been enjoying the chub fishing on my 2wt fly rod....this one put quite a bend in my rod...

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Yeah I bet it did !!

Great pic as well , he don't look amused does he ??

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Could you let me know what fly you took it on? A friend and I have been trying to target chub on the river Wandle with no joy as of yet, it might be that they are just too wise to make the mistake of going for a fly on the stretch we are fishing or we could simply be using completely the wrong pattern.

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Try a GRHE 'klink'n'dink' style. Flat gold tinsel on a 14 Grub hook worked on my local Chub (and Trout!).

SharkeyP

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Thanks for that I will give it spin.

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I have found anything dry small black and bushy to work well.

Andy

Klinks, grhe, copper johns, phesent tails, all work for me.
Had another Dozen in two hours today and three trout as well as a tiny roach>>>

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he's a plump little fella, nice one mate
chub do give a good fight have you caught a barbel on fly?
im wondering what they'd take..

HI I havnt had the oppertunity to fish a shallow river with barbel in it with any numbers of barbel. This smalll brook has some barbel in it but I havnt hooked one yet.
I am sure large dragon fly or damsel fly nymph patterns like I have used on the chub will catch barbel. I am not sure if the 2wt rod will cope with a barbel though they dont half pull.....

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HAhaha.. a barbel on a 2wt! thats a fight to remember,

i hope you can ski..

yeh thats what im thinking mate, some chunky nymphs..
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