How To Catch Chub - THE FULL GUIDE!

The Chub in the Little Ouse, near where I used to live, knew the close season. They'd sit in 18 inches of crystal clear water by a footbridge. Then the 16th came around and they'd be gone. Wily little buggers 😊😊

Hey Carl,
via your competition against Angeln Maximal, I just happened to stumble upon your several channels and could't take my eyes off the screen since. Very entertaining and full of valuable knowledge and tricks at the same time. Thank you very much!
Now I've got a question that covers just the opposite of your video: How do you not catch Chubs? I live in north-eastern Germany and fish a lot in rivers and streams of all sizes. From corn to huge wobblers, the chance of a Chub biting is about 90%. It's not that I don't like chubs, but fishing e.g. for Eel and Pike, especially at nighttime, I find it fairly annoying to be thrilled by an off-going bite detector having hooked a chub barely larger than the baitfish itself.
Thanks in advance and best wishes,
Johannes

Chub is on my hitlist, you got my attention 😂

What rod you using

Lovely stuff mate, keep doing what you're doing. Learned so much from a single video with so many details thrown in. Thanks a lot!

yooo i live in wheathamstead and have barely any luck on that part of the river next to the club which part of the river is best ??

yes, véry d'accord avec toi

Let me know if u ever tried grass hoopers or pine worms big white creatures .... Both can be found on any reptile 🦎 shops as food for pets if we can call it that way

Nice river btw and great catches 🎉

Hi, great video. Which model of N Guage are you using and what reel? Is it the 10ft?

Great advice from a top angler! 👌

I’ve caught chub on lures

I dedicated 1 whole year to master fishing for chub, I can say with 100% confidence I'm guaranteed a couple of catches per session with ease.

Superb video👏 Thank you for such an informative film on fishing for Chub. Can’t wait to give it a go on our northern rivers Aire, Calder , Swale and Wharfe. 👍

Hello
What's the reel you are using please
Make is daiwa I can see,can I read 750 on reel
Thank you
Ps,very informative video

Colder weather - bigger depth.
Warmer weather, like peak of the summer - wade to the middle of the river downstream and throw bait into shallows and speeds.

Spring baits: mulberry, sour cherry, small baitfish
summer: rain worms, hoppers, under developed frogs, smaller frogs
Autumn: mostly sweet corn, try and get fresh from supermarket, small baitfish
Winter: Chicken liver, mostly. In deep winter, try and find in the center of the river in deeps.
Spring, autumn get to the shallow bank and throw just under some overhanging tree, tree roots, on the opposite bank.
Summer, either as already described from deep into the shallow in the days peak, in the morning and late afternoon, throw to the transitions between shaols and sendbanks and deeps, near rapids.

You can fish it with floats, on the bottom with heavy leads up from 10oz(30gr).
On spinning techniques...basically every type of lures, but most effectively spinners and small crankbaits.

It can happen while fishing for bream to catch chub on worms, pellets, and bread.

Regarding fly fishing of chub. Apply every single rule as for fishing for stream trout. You have to be invisible, don't wade water, don't wave rod over water, present fly as naturally as possible. 5-6 rod, WTF line, floating line, at least 6' leader and at least 2' tippet. hooks no bigger than No. 8.

For absolutely all techniques: they live locally in groups. Rearly leave shelter. Be as less disturbing as possible. If you happen to see some number of them cruising, most you will catch at that spot is few fish. After that either present completely different bait (and hope it works) or move on.
Start upstream, and move downstream. When wading in summer, sneak through deeps, and throw far on the bank downstream.

Most success I had is: hoppers and corn for livebait. Bigger dry flies and some sort of flys which are acting like half developed nymphs start as dry and when soaked act as wet flys. Don't ven have to look like any known patterns...whatever you make, it will fish. Normal mayflies in every stadium, can't go wrong with them.

All this is from almost 20 years of fishing chub. No pictures and no videos... never wear phone to fishing...sorry about that.

Is it just me that’s stuck with catching 20cm chub 😂

Great programme, as been for years

Big fish

My mate caught a nice chub in our local pond today! Was looking at how I can outdo him but seems he got lucky for a small pond 😂

Well presented great explanation of method techniques baits and options, cheers

Yet another AWESOME video! The quality is outstanding and the underwater footage is absolutely brilliant. Highly informative and great to watch. Thank you :-)

Is chub rare fish?

what is in the water in uk!!!!!?

Whats the name of the rod you were using?

not when u live in stoke... catch shopping trolleys and old bikes in the canal ah good ol stoke

really good guide

Great video! It's incredible you haven't mentioned cherry 🍒. It's the killer bite and one an only I use for big chubs. Nothing else literally.

Great video

👍 Great work love the underwater footage!

Another excellent fishing tutorial video lads keep it up

What about an ide?

I caught my pb chub of 49 cm on a spro frog lure. So yeah, ones they get big they'll eat pretty much everything

Which camera are you using in this video?

Dace similar to chub
yeah here chub is called clean
and dace is called small chub

Water too clear,too small and chub have too many eyes :))))

love you guys keep it up

Could we get a video on fly fishing !??

Thanks for all the videos! Been binging them for a couple weeks now and getting setup for my first proper carp session. Could you please make a guide or include info on lead type and selection for carp rigs ie what weight for what distance. Thanks guys all the best!

Hello. This is a very informative video, Thankyou. I fish a small river in Milton Keynes about 30’ upstream from a weir gate (the bit that lifts and restricts the flow). Recently I have drawn blanks, not even a line knock.
The weed in the river is really awful but the flow and depth varies. My bit is around 3’ deep and shallower nearer the bank, it’s pretty uniform across the river and in plain open water, no overhangs etc. I always float fish and right in the edge of the flow. I catch a range of fish even Chubb but the Chubb are just small Roach size say about 8” long. At least they are fish. Can you advise the best way, including bait, to catch Chubb at this section going by my description. At the moment the water is at a jogging pace in the middle, slowing to a nice walking pace at the margin say 3’ out from the bank. I have lost tackle in the underwater weeds too so it’s best just to fish in the spots where I know I won’t get snagged. Oh and I almost always use white maggots, I’ve not had success with garden worms. Thanks.

Interested timing.. I just made my debut video for my fishing channel and it’s all about the Chubbski 👍🏻

Love it

Great video

Hi i have just gottentinto fishing as a way of helping with my depression, and really enjoy it. ilove your videos, and find them so helpful. but when it come to fishing rivers im not sure on the rules? i have a fishing license so does that mean i can just turn up at any river and fish? Thanks in advance.

Guys i caught my first specimen fish here in south africa with you advice and all the stuff i learned from you..he was 9.6kg

If u could some time could u make a brown trout video pleasssssssssseeee

Yeeesssss! Thanks for the videoooo!!! Always wanted you to do one about chub :) Thanks for tips gonna try in spring ^^