Slugs for Chub

[denzinho]

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Awesome as ever :thumbs:

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You'll see a lot more with Polaroids, IMO an essential bit of kit - also you will spot more as you get used to 'fish spotting' especially if you look in the right places.
Jerry

You are right with it being an essential part for sure Jerry.

I went looking for Chub early this morning in area's I have never seen in my life! . Trying to be a Secret squirrel with no luck due to your very point. However I have found a lovely stretch of about a mile which I'm going to try this Sunday with "Polaroids" .

Thank you again everyone for the help and advice

Steve

 

[Ray Roberts]

You could do worse than getting hold of some stale bread or cheapie supermarket sliced bread and throwing it in at the top of the stretch and following it down stream. Chub can be fairly localised and this is a good way of finding the holding areas.

 

[denzinho]

You could do worse than getting hold of some stale bread or cheapie supermarket sliced bread and throwing it in at the top of the stretch and following it down stream. Chub can be fairly localised and this is a good way of finding the holding areas.

I did this today with no take's of the loose bread. Lots of bends in the River with bank cover so they would be pretty hard to spoke as I had to go through stinging nettle's :doh:.

If I get no luck this Sunday then I will have to move to look on the avon I think and try the polaroids.

Currently Fishing parts of the River Chew.

Thanks for the tip though much appreciated :thumbs:

 

[chav professor]

Ray is absolutely right about using bread to find the fish.... it cuts out a hell of a lot of work.

I have done a few articles on stalking and was thinking of doing another. Its a fascinating form of fishing and ideas continue to evolve over time... As you are always actively seeking fish and presenting baits - you have a unique window into behavior that would be otherwise lost on a river bed. You learn rivers dead quick too.....

Its always open to interpretation...

There are ways of stalking if the water is not clear enough to actually see fish - but it does help if you know fish are there. A method that can work is to cast a visible bait, like luncheon meat, and watch its descent. You may not see the fish - but you either get a registration on the line (watch the line on the surface - it 'skates' off or twitches when a fish hits the bait) - or wait for it to 'disappear'......

I have always been happy to drop a snail in front or behind a raft... or under trees where a chub would expect free meals to simply drop out of the sky.

as a rule of thumb... early mornings or dusk are best for this style of fishing...

Then there are ways on inducing bites....

 

[denzinho]

Ray is absolutely right about using bread to find the fish.... it cuts out a hell of a lot of work.

I have done a few articles on stalking and was thinking of doing another. Its a fascinating form of fishing and ideas continue to evolve over time... As you are always actively seeking fish and presenting baits - you have a unique window into behavior that would be otherwise lost on a river bed. You learn rivers dead quick too.....

Its always open to interpretation...

There are ways of stalking if the water is not clear enough to actually see fish - but it does help if you know fish are there. A method that can work is to cast a visible bait, like luncheon meat, and watch its descent. You may not see the fish - but you either get a registration on the line (watch the line on the surface - it 'skates' off or twitches when a fish hits the bait) - or wait for it to 'disappear'......

I have always been happy to drop a snail in front or behind a raft... or under trees where a chub would expect free meals to simply drop out of the sky.

as a rule of thumb... early mornings or dusk are best for this style of fishing...

Then there are ways on inducing bites....

My problem is I want a chub so badly that nothing else will suffice. I think I'm forgetting the golden rule of fishing which arguably is "patience" and now a new rule of observation for Chub especially.

I read a few article's last night on species that are currently getting caught around the River Avon sections in Bristol. It's predominantly bream water and carp occasionally showing up as a prized Fished which holds little hope for myself. I think my best bet is to join my local club as they stock there sections with Chub and in a way (I know this is a touchy subject for some)are protected from our predatory instincts especially the eastern type :wh , as well as young kids getting hold of these beautiful creatures and maybe mistreating them. As said above It's a delicate subject.

Many thanks for all your help guys as always it's great help and fully taken on board.

:thumbs:

 

[Peter Walecki]

Just curious, as I'm guessing that most people will be using the typical black slugs found in most gardens I guess?
Has anyone tried / had success with the Leopard slugs? We've loads of them in the garden - they seem to cause little or no damage to plants and apparently eat the black slugs!
If you've not had the pleasure yet, they are a pale beige / brown in colour and spotty(!), though typically not as big as the black ones ... thinking about it, I can't actually remember seeing a common black slug around here for ages!

 

[denzinho]

Just curious, as I'm guessing that most people will be using the typical black slugs found in most gardens I guess?
Has anyone tried / had success with the Leopard slugs? We've loads of them in the garden - they seem to cause little or no damage to plants and apparently eat the black slugs!
If you've not had the pleasure yet, they are a pale beige / brown in colour and spotty(!), though typically not as big as the black ones ... thinking about it, I can't actually remember seeing a common black slug around here for ages!

Hi Peter welcome to FM.

I have never seen one of these slugs before or not that I can remember, which is possibly why Chub go for the common black slug I'm guessing. I'm sure Chav professor or someone with experience of using different types will give a answer to this question.

 

[boxcar]

might be worth checking with local tackle shops, if you have a friendly one, on where people are getting chub. a lot of stretches in Norfolk have been stripped bare by otters. asked about a stretch and weirpool i have fancied for years but never got round to. they are not selling tickets this year because nobody managed a bite last year.

 

[denzinho]

might be worth checking with local tackle shops, if you have a friendly one, on where people are getting chub. a lot of stretches in Norfolk have been stripped bare by otters. asked about a stretch and weirpool i have fancied for years but never got round to. they are not selling tickets this year because nobody managed a bite last year.

I will definitely ask on Friday when I pop in. Kind of over looked that one

Thanks

Steve