CSG and Canterbury membership

Hi peeps,

Just got me renewal CSG " CHUB STUDY GROUP " info come through me door on Monday and have just joined the Canterbury club aswell,

The Chub study group is a group of specialist chub anglers that have some of the very best chub anglers in the country, within the group the group generally has around 60 - 65 members on a national basis and to be accepted into the group one does really need to be an experienced chub angler to be accepted

I can't go into to much detail as regards to what're do etc as generally what is discussed within the group amongst members stays in the group.

This I have to fully respect because the info that is gathered between us as regards to everything about chub IE habitat, watercraft, location, weather paterns, rigs, baits, fisheries etc aswell as all history of chub and chub catch records from virtually every known chub river in the country really is all vital information that stays within the group

We have had a few Chub study group members here on the forum aswell that I know of IE currently Christian Barker and also the late John Hepworth.....bless him.

I'm looking forward to our Autumn fishing meet which is normally held over a few days :thumbs:

As I've also joined the Canterbury club I'm gonna be fishing on the Kentish stour for chub and roach, this is a tidal chalk stream and is absolutely perfect for trotting tactics and am now really looking forward to fishing there,

All of me chub catches I'll then send off to the Chub study group records officer :thumbs:

( a pic of me Chub study Groups letter and front covers of a couple of the groups magazines etc can be viewed on me profile album " Rivers & chub " )

Good luck with all that Stuart! I have yet to catch my first chub as the small fish I caught on a river when I was 13 or so may or may not have been a Chub

Mike get on the Dane on your club stretches mate when it opens again. Fish bread crust or flake on a big hook 4s 6s in any deepish hole, you'll have your first chub within 10 minutes of starting.

mikench said:

Good luck with all that Stuart! I have yet to catch my first chub as the small fish I caught on a river when I was 13 or so may or may not have been a Chub

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Cheers Mike,

See if you can join up with Ian as you've now already met up with him and he'll no doubt show you the ropes up at yer end of the woods , or should I say river.....lols

As " the bad one " has just rightly mentioned is to use a lump of crust or bread flake and pop it into any deepish hole that you can find on the river and also as it's the start of the season always take some lobworms with yer :thumbs:

Or alternatively do what I do and go the float and maggot attack eaither waggler or stick, it don't really matter but carefully look at the water first as this will often tell yer on what floats are more suitable,

Basic guide far bank then use a wag, near side " margins " IE no more than one and a half rod lengths out then possibly the stick float providing there's enough flow :thumbs:

You'll get there mate, as I say try and team up with Ian, I'm sure he won't mind,

Hopefully later in the year towards the end of summer I might well be coming up your way to see Ian aswell but at the moment Mike it all boils down to money mate as I don't drive and up your way is a blimmin long way from me ...lols

Il possibly have to come up on the train

Speak soon

Let me know when and I can pick you up and take you the rest of the way

mikench said:

Let me know when and I can pick you up and take you the rest of the way

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Ok Mike no worries, I appreciate that very much, nothing has obviously been arranged yet but am hoping towards the back end of summer into autumn,

If I can make the long journey by train I'll let yer know nearer the time :thumbs:

Be lucky,

Speak soon

The bad one said:

Mike get on the Dane on your club stretches mate when it opens again. Fish bread crust or flake on a big hook 4s 6s in any deepish hole, you'll have your first chub within 10 minutes of starting.

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I intend to Phil! I am now very much no idea but got the gear I am looking forward to it both on the Dane and the Ribble.

I was a member of the CSG for a year or two. I fact I recently sold a copy of the 1991 magazine on ebay for a very good price. Fished mainly for small stream chub and still do, had a few decent ones over 5lbs. Although anything over 3lbs from these water I consider as big.

mikench said:

I intend to Phil! I am now very much no idea but got the gear I am looking forward to it both on the Dane and the Ribble.

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I'm sure you'll be alright Mike, to be perfectly honest there's nothing really difficult when it comes to chub fishing,

Rigs and baits could not be any simpler, just a few AAA or swan shot pinched onto yer mainline with a lump of bread or lobworm put onto a size 8 hook and jobs a good'n

What you'll actually need to know more about is a stealthy approach along the river bank, basically pretend to yerself that yer not even there on the bank, may sound daft but can assure you that this is the way to go when stalking chub,

On arrival of each swim keep down low from the sky line as this is the biggest killer of all in spooking wary chub,
Put yer bag down softly ( do not bang bag down on the bank ) fish have a latterial line across their body and will immediately sence vibration through the ground if they are close to the margins,

Where polarised glasses as this will often help in spoting fish,

If you see any chub in the swim keep behind any foliage to keep yerself concealed, try to use just one shot on the line as any heavy lead on their heads are again a sure way of spooking them,

Do not cast on top of em, wait until they manoeuvre themselves out of the swim and then place the bait exactly where they were, keep a close eye on em and watch em slowly move back into the spot where you've just lowered yer hook bait, by doing this you have not spooked em by casting at them and they are none of the wiser until one makes the mistake and picks up yer hook bait.

If you can't see any fish then still take the same precautions as above about being stealthy but just gently cast out into yer swim and wait for 15-20 mins, if nothing happens then move on to another swim,

Repeat this throughout the day and you can actually cover a lot if different swims in quite a long length of river in one day,

Sooner or later you should find a few chub / fish.

Incidentally Mike you can also rove different swims throughout the day by trotting various swims aswell for around 1/2 hr - 1 hr at a time :thumbs:

Try to google any information as regards to chub fishing by the late Tony miles, Tony was one of the very best chub anglers on the planet, I was fortunate enough to have met Tony a few times over the years and was one hell of a fantastic river specialist especially on the river Ouse,
Look for his books : " in search of chub " and also " my way with chub " ive got both here in me collection and are worth every penny

Oh yea mate and I luv yer new avatar pic :thumbs:

Speak soon