Winter chub fishing

I know this might sound crazy (but I am a bit mad anyway !!), but all summer I've been looking forward to the winter so I can get out and do some chubbing. Is there anyone else that does winter darkness chub fishing? I just love those dark, frosty, wet nights (told you I was mad !!). In fact a future Pilgim's Progress is all about my winter chubbing campaign.

Just thought i would let you know,i agree with acouple of your statments!
Seriously, i think that Chubbing is one of the best "releases" any angler can ask for, a setup rod, a little bait, a pair of walking boots, a deserted stretch of a small river and all's right in the World!

Paul, you crack me up !!!

I dont know that I agree with your love of the winter weather!!
But it is nice to get away from the still waters and fish with some different baits and tactics.
P.S If carp angler reads this does he still walk round in the middle of winter in a pair of shorts????

Don't forget the daytime fishing in winter especially after the flood cleans the little river out and you go out with a stick float and catch roach and dace ( as well as the bonus chub!)MAGIC! ( Don't anyone else catch dace any more they never mentioned anymore!)

I can't wait for the frosts and the floods and the rain,snow,sleet and hail and consequently the mud to drive other people from the river banks. So I can wander up and down getting cold and wet catching chub in tip top condition. Returning home with a huge smile on my face to the prospect of a warm bath.
Being a masochist is a prerequisite of the winter river angler!

[DAVE COOPER]

I shall be doing the same on the upper reaches of the Bristol Avon. There's also a good chance of 2lb perch as well as chub.

Glad to see I'm not alone in my madness of looking forward to the winter !! Matthew, you are a man after my own heart. In fact, I'm off right in a moment to sample the chub from a session into darkness.

Is that Mark Munday, as in one of my old TVAC bailiffs from Marchwood?
If it is then you know I wear shorts all year round.....

[Alan Roe]

In Common with a few of you I am also looking forward to the nice cold and wet days of winter up here in the North with the rivers carrying some extra water and the Chub ever ready to feed..
I am not mad I have a certificate to prove it....