After receiving a new 9ft float rod for Christmas, Connor Sweeney ventured out to test the rod on his local River Wey, where he trotted maggots to catch this superb chub of 7lb 7oz.It’s a huge fish for any river but is a particularly rare specimen on the diminutive Wey…. Read more

When we think of big chub rivers, it’s the waterways of southern rivers that dominate catches. However, there are some very large fish residing in East Anglia, too, as Harvey Jackson showed.. ..with this 7lb 5oz specimen landed from a river in Suffolk. It’s a huge fish for the region… Read more

During a short evening session on a North Yorkshire river, John Power started his chub campaign in style with this superb fish of 7lb 2oz. It’s a huge fish, especially for the region, and was caught on a homemade paste hookbait wrapped around a small, trimmed down wafter. John fished… Read more

Having seen that his local Dorset Stour was starting to drop after floods, Alfie Lane had a feeling the fish would be on the feed and was proven right with this 7lb 15oz chub. He targeted some slack water by overhanging trees and soon after making his first cast had… Read more

Late season is usually when the biggest chub are caught, but we’ve seen a few huge fish already reported this season. This 7lb 14oz specimen caught by Steve Tomlin is one of the latest, with the specimen coming from the Hampshire Avon’s Royalty fishery. Steve was targeting a deep hole… Read more

Most anglers catch their biggest chub in winter, but Alfie Naylor landed a remarkable fish of 8lb 4oz in the opening week of the season.. The Daiwa-backed ace was fishing the River Trent, having recently returned from a six-month break from fishing due to a recent loss in the family…. Read more