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Mate came up to join myself and Rusty on a local bit of the Thames saturday after Chub and his journey from the smoke didnt pay off sadly 36 degrees snow melt bladah bladah ,Anyways last night he did a short 2 hour sesh back on his local bit of the urban Thames for 2 Chub same conditions and temp ,Now i hadnt realised he had never had a Chub [Chublets asside] from the Thames before....anyways first fish 7lb 7oz second 5lb 10oz proving you just gotta get out there well done mate :notworthy: ,he is continuing on the spot but when he gets a mo will see if he will stick a piccy up here ,Going out tonight for another bash on my bit inspired face steve

We are not putting it back it is a lump now put that curry down and go and get the scales

have I told you abouit the cruise control on my Volvo ,,,,,,,bla bla bla Barder rod has it come yet?? and don`t even start me on Chris Lythe :bleh::icecream:

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It just goes to show how much we all know don't it Steve! Great fish.I wouldn't have given anyone a snowballs chance in hell this weekend!

 

 

Yep sure does Budgie he is doing quite a few shortish after dark sesions and at last one paid off ,i am going to wait till later in the week before i go out again but it has rekindled my enthusiasm after a few cold dark blanks steve.

We are not putting it back it is a lump now put that curry down and go and get the scales

have I told you abouit the cruise control on my Volvo ,,,,,,,bla bla bla Barder rod has it come yet?? and don`t even start me on Chris Lythe :bleh::icecream:

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Great stuff and just goes to prove you have to be out there to catch

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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Fantastic, get a pic up Steve! He did very well in these conditions, although maybe lower down the snow had less effect? In any case, that's a hell of a brace.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

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It just goes to show how much we all know don't it Steve! Great fish.I wouldn't have given anyone a snowballs chance in hell this weekend!

 

 

I had a quick walk yesterday around one of Robs likely fish-in area's up here and there where a few catching barbel and chub. One chap had 30lb of roach and dace !

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Mate came up to join myself and Rusty on a local bit of the Thames saturday after Chub and his journey from the smoke didnt pay off sadly 36 degrees snow melt bladah bladah ,Anyways last night he did a short 2 hour sesh back on his local bit of the urban Thames for 2 Chub same conditions and temp ,Now i hadnt realised he had never had a Chub [Chublets asside] from the Thames before....anyways first fish 7lb 7oz second 5lb 10oz proving you just gotta get out there well done mate :notworthy: ,he is continuing on the spot but when he gets a mo will see if he will stick a piccy up here ,Going out tonight for another bash on my bit inspired face steve

 

The strange thing about Saturday was that we were getting bites, great clonking bites which were difficult to hit. I can't believe they were roach, even in those temps I'm pretty sure the chub were feeding.

 

Well done to Steve H, that’s a whole pound bigger/fatter than the one I caught a couple of weeks back and I’m really struggling to picture it. I reckon this week would be a good time to have another go for them, a day or two for the snow melt to wash through and then a small increase in water temperature….plus the new superbait ;)

It's never a 'six', let's put it back

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The strange thing about Saturday was that we were getting bites, great clonking bites which were difficult to hit. I can't believe they were roach, even in those temps I'm pretty sure the chub were feeding.

 

Well done to Steve H, that's a whole pound bigger/fatter than the one I caught a couple of weeks back and I'm really struggling to picture it. I reckon this week would be a good time to have another go for them, a day or two for the snow melt to wash through and then a small increase in water temperature….plus the new superbait ;)

 

rushing out to get some in a mo B)

We are not putting it back it is a lump now put that curry down and go and get the scales

have I told you abouit the cruise control on my Volvo ,,,,,,,bla bla bla Barder rod has it come yet?? and don`t even start me on Chris Lythe :bleh::icecream:

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I hate to say it and I hope I'm proved wrong, but I think by next weekend it'll be too warm for them :rolleyes:

 

Still, as this proves very nicely, if you're fishing you're in with a chance of something exceptional happening.

 

I heard stories - all of which I have reason to believe - about really enormous chub from two other local/localish rivers over the weekend. We really are living in a golden age for big chub, lucky us! In fact, we are incredibly lucky, as apart from a handful of other oddballs no-one else is interested B)

 

Rivers empty of anglers and home to giant fish...heaven :)

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

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We really are living in a golden age for big chub, lucky us!

 

The captor of the fish in the OP has a theory that we're enjoying the fruits of a particularly good bygone year-class of chub, maybe 10 years ago. A diet of signals is helping but the number of large chub being reported suggests that a lot have survived previous years and continued to grow on into lumpdom.

 

The future will be interesting, it would be good if other good year-classes were coming through.

It's never a 'six', let's put it back

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