I agree that the Ise will never be overfished, most go straight for the commercials. It seems that most don't know how to fish the Ise and miss out on some exciting chub fishing and therefore lose interest - I remember two young lads fishing the Ise telling me it was '****' as they had caught nothing (they were fishing an pool which visbibly contained no fish which waggler and maggot) - so I took them 20 yards upstream lended them my poloroids and pointed out two chub around the 3lb mark under a overhanging tree and showed them how to catch them with a big bait on a big hook and just one swanshot pinched on the line. I too have had Chub over 5lb, catching the same fish twice towards the Warkton end, however I do think the Chub carry a higher average weight around the weetabix area. I also ledger using bread, but opt for a half ounce quiver tip, which shows up absolutely everything meaning I pick up the odd Perch and Roach also. At the moment I am going out of my way to catch an Ise Tench! I have located a small shoal of around 3-4 fish which swim around with a big Chub, but they are proving a little bit too clever, hope to catch one by the end of the summer. Ive also seen a small Koi in the Ise also, but not seen it for sometime now.
Regards, Neil