For Chub, anything big and bushy!

Daddies are always a favourite and they gobble them up greedily. Large terrestrial patterns if there are trees overhead will also work. Also don't worry too much about landing the fly carefully on the water. A good "plop" will often have them looking up for some food.

By stealthy though, they're easily spooked by shadows and heavy feet.

I'm planning on fly fishing my local river for chub and perch this year now that my casting is adequate unlike a couple of years ago where I could barely land a fly on the water!

I've caught chub on daddies and stimulators ... any big, bushy and/or leggy will get a look in. The problem with small dries on my river is that bleak will have a go at them ... I'm going to try a flip big flies under the trees and bushes and keep an eye out for the rising fish I kept seeing last year in the evenings. A big CDC+Elk sedge imitation should (!) do the trick.

Plus I'm tying up loads of streamer baitfish patterns for the perch ...

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Cheers,
Lawrence

Hi Lawrence I notice your berkshire do you fish on the Reading ticket. Do you fish the Kennet or Loddon?