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Mild, overcast, a river back at its winter level with a good flow, and good company - it could only ever be a good day!

 

It did look coloured, but actually it wasn't far off perfect. It's pretty obvious now that when the water is clear, it's very hard work. With about a foot visibility (and no suspended particles) and a couple of feet of extra water, the chub aren't anywhere near as spooky, and a few bites are on the cards. It was so nice to be out in normal clothes and to not feel cold.

 

I saw another chubber at the top of the stretch who claimed to be biteless, so I gave him plenty of space and dropped into a nice little spot downstream of him. A big overhanging bush creates a huge long crease along the near bank, and the banks are sheer drop-offs into deep water. The flow along there looked just right and for the first time in weeks I actually felt confident. Several generous balls of bread mash went along the crease and I leisurely set up.

 

First cast with a big lump of flake and like most bites here (if they come at all), the bite came within a couple of minutes, a lovely confident pull. I struck and the rod bent more than it has for a while, and something powerful swum upstream and hung deep in the flow. I was starting to think I'd hooked a rogue carp, but it then stopped it's sullen plodding and started diving for the tangle of brambles and old vegetation under my feet, the rod really doubled over... luckily I managed to heave it out and there on the surface waiting for the net was a chub of PB proportions :o

 

A wonderfully conditioned (if rather fat!) winter chub, and a new PB, of 6lb 7oz! This is the one I have been fishing for.

 

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Rich then turned up and we walked right down to the end of the stretch. I was hoping to fish a nice section where a side stream runs in, but it was filling the main river with horrible cold muddy water, so we turned around and did the 'bait, rest and cast' along all the nice looking spots there. This was very interesting as I hadn't fished that section before, it was too overgrown before the snow flattened everything. Rich hooked a big chub straight away but his luck - and his hooklength - didn't hold. The chub buried itself under his feet in brambles, and the hooklength was severed. They are brutal under the rod tip, you can't stop them getting into the weeds and just have to heave and hope. I know he'll be back for revenge though ;)

 

I had another little one of a pound and a half from the next spot, and then a better fish of 4lb 3oz from the one after that. The rain then started and the sun went down, so we beat a hasty retreat, chatting about chub, bream, and all things nice.

 

What a great start to the year :)

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What a cracking fish and one hell of a way to start the new year :thumbs:

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Well told, well caught - well-jealous!

 

Top work, Anderoo, and what a cracking fish. Inspirational stuff and no mistake. ;)

And on the eighth day God created carp fishing...and he saw that it was pukka.

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Mild, overcast, a river back at its winter level with a good flow, and good company - it could only ever be a good day!

 

It did look coloured, but actually it wasn't far off perfect. It's pretty obvious now that when the water is clear, it's very hard work. With about a foot visibility (and no suspended particles) and a couple of feet of extra water, the chub aren't anywhere near as spooky, and a few bites are on the cards. It was so nice to be out in normal clothes and to not feel cold.

 

I saw another chubber at the top of the stretch who claimed to be biteless, so I gave him plenty of space and dropped into a nice little spot downstream of him. A big overhanging bush creates a huge long crease along the near bank, and the banks are sheer drop-offs into deep water. The flow along there looked just right and for the first time in weeks I actually felt confident. Several generous balls of bread mash went along the crease and I leisurely set up.

 

DSCF1840.jpg

 

First cast with a big lump of flake and like most bites here (if they come at all), the bite came within a couple of minutes, a lovely confident pull. I struck and the rod bent more than it has for a while, and something powerful swum upstream and hung deep in the flow. I was starting to think I'd hooked a rogue carp, but it then stopped it's sullen plodding and started diving for the tangle of brambles and old vegetation under my feet, the rod really doubled over... luckily I managed to heave it out and there on the surface waiting for the net was a chub of PB proportions :o

 

A wonderfully conditioned (if rather fat!) winter chub, and a new PB, of 6lb 7oz! This is the one I have been fishing for.

 

DSCF1839.jpg

 

Rich then turned up and we walked right down to the end of the stretch. I was hoping to fish a nice section where a side stream runs in, but it was filling the main river with horrible cold muddy water, so we turned around and did the 'bait, rest and cast' along all the nice looking spots there. This was very interesting as I hadn't fished that section before, it was too overgrown before the snow flattened everything. Rich hooked a big chub straight away but his luck - and his hooklength - didn't hold. The chub buried itself under his feet in brambles, and the hooklength was severed. They are brutal under the rod tip, you can't stop them getting into the weeds and just have to heave and hope. I know he'll be back for revenge though ;)

 

I had another little one of a pound and a half from the next spot, and then a better fish of 4lb 3oz from the one after that. The rain then started and the sun went down, so we beat a hasty retreat, chatting about chub, bream, and all things nice.

 

What a great start to the year :)

 

Nice fish - not the fattest chub I've ever seen - but bloody close! Well done, bet you were chuffed.

 

Matt

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Great start to the new year........Glad to see your luck changed :)

 

I can't get over the depth of the fish, it reminds me of those football perch you got a while back. I wonder what was in it's belly?

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very nice fish good photos

i couldn't get out my self

car playing up i don't want to breakdown when there is very little chance

of a tow from a mate

 

might get out next weekend

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15/06/12 PB Perch 3 lb 10 oz 03/03/11 Common Carp 23lb 6 oz 05/06/12 Sturgeon 7 lb 13 oz 06/06/12 Mirror Carp 21 lb 2 oz

09/03/13 PB PIKE 27 lb 9 ozARNO3010CustomImage1086535.gif

 

 

 

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