CHUB FISHING - Locating chub and Watercraft....

[@pauldraper7336]

Danny , I just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed your blogs over the past year . With regard to the lack of action of certain agencies I have to say many waters are suffering stock damage, rivers primarily as you can't ever protect them adequately , as I consider myself a professional in what I do as Chalk Stream keeper I can quite definitely say the damage is getting a point of no return. Our fishery is run as a wild trout fishery , we do not stock we rely on natural recruitment from our mature fish which are gradually being hunted down by river predators . Watching your blogs encouraged me to float fish the river this winter it was an eye opener....every Grayling had sustained beak damage and maybe 75% of our wild trout were damaged too . The shock was I was hooking stocked brown trout circa 5llbs plus which I know become heavily cannibalistic. We cannot shoot more the 2 Cormorants a season and currently have 15 roosting in a neighbour dead poplar which we cannot cut down because it has TPO on it . Well that's my moan ...but seriously older people who have been working on rivers for 40 plus years like me are seeing a decline that I personally think we never recover from without some form of action. All the best Paul Draper

[@ks-eq3yx]

Thanks Danny, you show how watercraft only comes with experience,and is bound to increase our wonder in the natural world. From an old angler.

[@Twitcher999]

That length used to be good for Barbel, a friend who I trust 100% also had several chub over 5lb, but in both respects, this is few years ago now. Re the issues facing the Dane and other small rivers, I posted this on a Facebook thread earlier re an Otter discussion and all the points raised are relevant to the Dane: Otters are not rare, I occasionally see them on the River Severn, Vyrnwy, Dane and Dove. They are also regularly seen on my local Trent and Mersey Canal. 20 years ago I’d never seen one in England and Wales. To my point already made, virtually every viable Otter territory is now taken in England and Wales. The problems facing our rivers are many, as you state agricultural runoff and other pollutants are major factors. In addition we have non-native American Mink and American Signal Crayfish. Mink are single handedly pushing our native Water Voles to extinction in many areas. In addition they take fish and large numbers of water birds. Signal Crayfish are in turn feeding heavily on fish eggs, which seriously diminishes fish fry recruitment. Non-native invasive plants such as Himalayan Balsam, also cause significant issues. They outcompete all other native plant life and when they die back, they leave a hollow root void. This causes river banks to collapse during the winter months, which in turn silts up important gravel beds, reducing good habitat for fish spawning. Within the last 30 years, we have seen Goosanders, go from being an occasional winter visitor, to a common breeding bird. Watching a combined crèche of young Goosanders, fish out pool after pool on my local River Dane is quite scary! Throughout Western/Northern Europe, we have seen Scinensis Cormorants spread rapidly. Typically a bird of fresh water and different to our coastal Carbo subspecies. They have caused problems in many countries, as they can and do have a serious impact on inland fisheries. This is why Natural England, Countryside Council for Wales and NatureScot, all provide a licensing system to control them, which is based on good science. Even the likes of the RSPB, WWT and other conservation bodies, don’t challenge it. Can you see the picture I’m starting to paint here, in that our native fish stocks are under great pressure. Many small to medium sized rivers, ended up with small fish populations, dominated by small numbers of larger specimen fish, with no new fish coming through. The Otter then made its comeback and found itself in an environment where it’s primary food source was large specimen fish and Signal Crayfish. It’s an absolute perfect storm hitting our rivers, but the general public, doesn’t really care about fish as they not cute and fluffy! The problems facing our rivers are multi factored and finding an answer to reverse these declines is a difficult one and not one I expect to see in my life time unfortunately ☹️

[@AndyTootill]

Totally agree!

[@Keefiopia]

thanks again Danny - watercraft is the the bit you never stop learning!

[@shitehawk1969]

Just found your blog i fish the dane at least twice a week and as you say its about finding the fish only last week 8 swims fished with not a bite then next swim 3 chub in 4 casts all over 3lb and a big brown trout ..seen the river decline over the last few yrs but some fish still are about and millions of minnows 😮

[@garywilliamsandmitsy]

Love it. Super film

[@paulisherwood8465]

It wouldn’t be the same if we caught vast amounts every time we went out would it, it’s good to get the old grey matter going and properly think where the fish are likely to be. You can’t beat the thrill of the chase. See you next week same time Danny. Tight lines.

[@theshrew69]

One of my favorite fishing spots, nice and quiet with a bit of wildlife for company. Good tip about the banks especially in that area they can be sketchy AF in places.

[@neilhalley8897]

Excellent little session and some nice chub there Danny. 👍

[@nobbyclarke6051]

Lovely video as always Dan , lovely looking river ,some nice chub , look forward to the next mate ,tight lines ….

[@raymitchell4220]

You are absolutely right as usual Danny, the only way to catch is to go out and have a go, it seems as though some folk want 'instant fishing' without the footwork that goes with the great angling that you show. Thanks for the tips, much appreciated, take care, Norfolk Ray

[@davidgreenwood7387]

Great vlog as always,Danny👍 Some good advice as there are stretches with little or no fish in at this time on the River Aire so need hunting down which is part of the fun! Hunting around is not some folks idea of a good fishing session but on the river, Yep. Beautiful Chub caught. Thanks for sharing👍👏👏

[@michaelmcdonald4930]

Some nice Chubb Danny great river craft tips too,keep the videos coming

[@Aitch412]

Nice one Danny, My local River Roding is a much smaller version of the Dane and location is the key... lots of quiet walking and travelling as light as possible... cheesepaste is a killer for chub in the winter I've found...

[@gymbruh1824]

Ave u got hopefully merch

[@darwindavies6979]

Qaulity watch as always danny..time & effort doesn't always equal fish but when it does it makes up for most of them blanks onto the next adventure tightlines look forward to the next vid 🎣 👊

[@craneyc993]

Another wonderful video mucca looked a great place cheers

[@dominicburton950]

Lovely mate good to watch and great tips such a shame that a lot of our rivers are not what they once were .Good fishing still to be had with a little watercraft and effort which you demonstrate there .Sadly so many anglers have turned there backs on the natural venues and youngsters coming in to the sport don't often cut there teeth on such venues .Don't get me wrong commercials have kept angling alive and definately have a place and are so much more accessible to most .If you havnt experienced moving water and trotting a stick you're missing out in a big way .Tight lines Danny fantastic vid mate 👌

[@raymondadams579]

Inspirational - as ever,

[@baldvale5418]

We can always rely you Danny to deliver the good's , you're as regular as clockwork every week. Always great content with loads of good tips to help put more fish on the bank. Thanks for your great efforts. All the best.

[@michaelwhittle3554]

Really like your videos, down to earth and very informative!

[@mikewilliams68]

Really love this jungle warefare fishing, and well done Danny.👍

[@davidleigh2573]

Beautiful vlog Danny. Hope I'm as successful on Tuesday. Planning to fish a small river that I've never fished before. Really looking forward to it. Stay safe and thanks

[@robwhile1758]

Well done Danny on the Chubb hunt, walking on the River bank and looking for chubby hide outs and water craft are the thing's I miss living in Plymouth but mullet fishing is the closest thing to fresh water fishing I do, totally enjoy your blog,oh I'm now using hemp in sea fishing as part of my mullet mix and it works 👍, take care and tight line's mate 👍🎣.

[@matthewmullins6801]

Great video as always Danny, really useful tips you gave for searching out those wily old Chub, cheers

[@jointgib]

nice one

[@fishingforbiteswithmo]

Great video as always 👍 tight lines

[@catchacow1927]

Great video Dan, thank you!

[@martinweaverallroundangling]

Nice vid Dan

[@gymbruh1824]

And hopppefulllllllllyyyy

[@jeff1962-y]

Good Evening Danny .Hope you are well mate .

[@colingorner6130]

It makes me laugh when trees are removed from river bankings to 'prevent' flooding.......it actually does the complete opposite, speeds the flow up and increases flooding. Victorian ways of working. Trees and woody debris in rivers slow the flow and reduce the risk and impact of flooding. It baffles me that the laws and ways of working haven changed to protect this most valuable natural asset Good video as always Danny 👍

[@yosipko5282]

With educating kids to practice C&R type of fishing we can make differance. Here in East Europe i often get stuned faces from old timers when i return fish in water. They still take fish they caught, and wonder why are they less and less fish🤦. Luckly younger generation practice C&R, so there is still hope.

[@gymbruh1824]

Middlewich stretch

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

Well done Danney nice video Thank you