davedave

good idea, it is - dillington house, somerset. Type it into google maps and put it on satellite images, zoom it in and you should see the little red A showing the manor house, there is a straight road to the right and there is a green patch, this is the pond. Thanks

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Here is a birds eye view of the place, you can see the pumphouse in the left hand corner and the shaded tree covered area in the bottom right of the pond, here there is also the stream i was on about. >>NO SORRY THE LINK DIDNT WORK<< cheers

haha always when your pouring a drink or taking a pee in the hedge with your head over your shoulders watching for a bite just in case

umm i reckon they might just be within float range yeh, ok will try building up a swim and see how it goes. thanks

ok thanks

I was fishing the other day on a little lake when a fishermen was coming round and having a look at the place. Got talking and i said id never had much luck there on lob-worms, especially in winter. He sounded so shocked, he couldnt believe id used worms in winter, he said that they never work in cold weather, something about the water being gin clear. I always thought worms would catch any fish, any time of the year. So am i wrong (probably) or was the other fishermen wrong, can worms be used in winter, if so please explain. Thanks

thanks again for all the advice, i think you might be right anderoo about them being further out, about a third of the way across there were a few swirls and bubbles and man came round the other day whilst i was fishing and said that was probably chub. Please correct me if im wrong but this is what im trying next time, from the advice ive got. A 4-6lb mainline straight through to a size 16 or 14 hook. On the quivertip or maybe a slider float but sounds expensive, trying different spots for about half an hour each, trickling bait and placing a large hook-bait there, if no luck, move on until ive gone all the way round. Baits, either cheese-paste, cheese, white/bronze maggots, slugs, worms or bread. Probably go with the cheese-paste or bread. Try the spots ive heard chub have been caught from and the places with some features but like i said, trying different spots and not staying in one for more than half an hour. Might pre bait a swim the day before and see if that brings them in. Keep low and travel light. Thats what i'll try next time im down there, does that sound ok or have i got flaws in my plan? Thanks again for the info, much appreciated

Thanks very much for the replies, especially watatoad, really appreciate that, must have taken ages to write, thanks!! Went there this afternoon and had no luck, on maggot on the quivertip, was after anything really, had a few nice perch but no chub. Now i have read this will change my method and baits! Off the top of the head i can give you a few details of the pond, it has a stream inlet at one side of the pond and an outlet at the other. There is a small bay where the water is calm and is sheltered by the pumphouse, here there is also a semi overhanging tree, sounds good but apparently not the best spot there. The rest of the lake is pretty featureless, only a few reeds but nothing specifically to go for. The spot which i will keep trying is where the stream is, (the stream is probably not strong enough to carry baits into the lake, not much more than a trickle!) this spot has an overhanging tree which is quite large, some reeds, it is in a bay, and thats about as best as i can describe the place. Oh and it is also an irrigation pond and is very very deep. I tend to float/pole fish just for smaller fish as you can never get it dead bottom, the rig would be too long and get tangled, happened so many times. Thanks again for the info

thanks for all the tips

thanks very much

I use bite alarms occasionally when i go for carp, personally i use cheap and cheerful ones, at the end of the day all they do is beep when the wire or roller moves, im buggered if im paying 50 quid for that. I only have one, a bite alarm from lidls that cost 8 pounds, used it loads of times and always works fine, had several fish off it and works perfectly. If you want something a bit more posh ive heard the fox warrior bite alarms are good and very very reliable, for about £20 if you look around. You might also be interested to know that if you subscribe to improve your coarse fishing magazine for a year you get free pair of bite alarms with the pod thing, might be good, honestly dont know just remember seeing it in there, its a pretty good mag as well! Hope this helps, davedave

Right i might be getting on peoples nerves because ive posted a couple of topics on chub but ive not really got many replies. I know this isnt anybodies fault, probably my fault for being too specific, and dont get me wrong i really appreciate and use the advice i get on here, but i thought id make a more general topic to try and get some more help, for someone thats never caught a chub before and is dieing to. I fish a little estate pond that i know does contain chub, i asked somebody fishing down there recently and he said he had a 2 pounder on popped up worm. I would love to catch one like that, and i know most of you fish for chub on rivers but could anybody give me any general chub advice please. I know they feed all year round so as the other fish turn off more now i will target them more than ever. I have bread, cheese, meat, maggots and worms available easily so i was thinking of using a simple free running ledger rig with a maggot feeder and maybe maggot or worm on the hook?? Would bread or cheese be more effective? Any info please, thanks

Bit of a strange question, and no jokes please, but how can you get the smell of fish off your hands?? You know when you've been fishing, you come back and you smell of that mixture of damp, mud, bait and fish slime, a pretty horrible combination! A good shower and clean clothes gets most of it off but i always find the smell lingers on your hands for ages because of where you've picked up the fish im guessing, not ideal if your just about to go out. I wondered if any of the experienced anglers on here had any experience of how to get it off? I know it sounds weird but does get annoying so any advice please

Any chub advice in general really please,

Thanks for that, im surprised theres not more replies, normally everyone on here has some on advice on targetting chub, oh well. Cheers

A local pond has some nice chub in it, but also a lot of roach, perch and eels. I dont want to get pestered by them and would like a good shot at the chub so what would be a good bait and method for targeting them? I was thinking a simple free running ledger rig with a chunk of baby-bell cheese? Any advice please

What an idiot, the people in my local tackle shop arent that helpful, they just sit there rolling cigarettes, but their not irresponsible like that!! What an ass

thanks

I know this shouldnt really be in a coarse fishing forum but its kind of related. Ive never done fly fishing but i guess the aim is to mimic an insect on or just under the surface for trout, salmon and game fish. But surely all fish naturally would take an insect off the surface of the water, be that a 2oz roach or 20 pound carp, if it has the opportunity?? If you put a fly like used in fly fishing on your line and cast it out, would you catch roach, perch, bream and all sorts of fish?? Just seems like it should be used more often, especially in summer. Im probably wrong but its just my take on it. Also whilst on the subject has anybody used real flies before, like bluebottles or anything like that?? Cheers

Please say why, makes it more informative

I know this seems a bit random, but if you were only allowed one bait to catch fish with for the rest of your life, what would it be?? Maggots? Sweetcorn? Bread? Think mine would have to be maggots, or redworms, because of the diversity of fish they can catch.

thanks for all the info, very helpful. Thanks for the offers for being shown pike fishing, very kind but im hoping to go out with a local angling club and may pick up some advice there. Cheers

thanks very much, just out of curiosity do you think i could put a big chunk of luncheon meat on the bite alarm rod so then i could float fish for them as well? Do chub take screaming bites or are they hard to read? I dont normally use bite-alarms, honest , but it would just increase my chances if i could put another rod out and 'forget about it' if you know what i mean?? Thanks for all the tips

What is the best way to go for stillwater chub? There is a local estate pond that i know contains a few of them but dont know how to start fishing for them. I know on rivers if you see actually them you can just free-line a bait but if you cant see them do you need to heavily feed an area to bring them in? What Baits? Ledgering or float? Any info please