A few minutes in the right place is better than a whole day in the wrong.. The proof is in the pudding for Gavin Barrett who landed himself this stunning 7lb 12oz chub after only 10 minutes of his bait being in the water. Gavin told us “I arrived at… Read more

“Suddenly felt a thump on the rod..” Robbie Northman banked himself a new personal best in the shape of this lovely 7lb 10oz chub on a recent lure session! He told us “Summer fishing is more commonly known as a summer tactic for chub and very few anglers target them… Read more

With the rivers experiencing some of the worst floods we’ve seen for many years, fishing hasn’t been easy for any species.. However, specimen angler Phil Buckingham timed it perfectly on a recent session on his local River Lea when he banked this lovely 7lb 8oz chub. He told us “I’ve… Read more

Gerrard O’Sullivan well and truly smashed his personal best with this 7lb 8oz chub! He told us “I had been targeting the River Lee in search of a decent barbel or chub and it couldn’t have gone any better. On only my second session I set up in a swim… Read more

“I struck in disbelief and thought I’d hooked into a barbel as this fish was incredibly heavy and powered towards my near bank..” Matt Hayes can normally be found targeting carp on the River Lea but due to covid laws, this has prevented him from night fishing so he decided… Read more

Persistence paid off for Steve Fenton when he landed this 7lb 6oz chub after drawing a blank previously. Steve told us “I had been fishing on the Lea Navigation but had failed to get any bites so changed over the fish the relief channel and was rewarded with this 7lb… Read more