Chub Fishing On Flooded Rivers With Cheese Paste

Chris heads out river fishing for chub on a flooded Bristol Avon. With his homemade cheese paste, he manages to nick a few bites. Tune in to see how he got on.
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[@eynonr1]

Just come across your channel and am really impressed. You are very natural in front of the camera, whilst also being informative. Keep up the good work.

[@windinseinemhaar6630]

Cool session! 👍🙏

[@johngrant7060]

Great vid,enjoyable and informative well presented

[@Nutberg20]

Awesome!

[@albionangling]

Thanks for the advice! We have just uploaded our most recent video all about 'chasing chub' and catching some surprises along the way. You'll see in the video that your tips went a long way to improving my fishing! Thanks again

[@olliebert2788]

Brilliant video mate, makes me wana get on the paste!

[@julianprice7035]

Otters have really affected the fishing on my local river.( Leam, near leamington spa) I really struggle to catch now having fished it for 30 years and having had countless memorable fish.

[@deanderbyshire3052]

great watch !

[@portcullis5622]

Nice video. The chub with a mouth like a grayling made me smile! As I am often too lazy to make cheese paste (need to be organised and have dry bread), I use fresh bread flake pinched onto the hook and a bit of blue cheese squeezed on each time. Works really well, as long as the bread is moist. Dry bread doesn't stay on the hook so well. I agree about the smaller chub giving lots of fast pulls that are hard to hit. The problem is, I often miss some of those bites that almost pull the rod off the rest! Usually when distracted making tea or packing gear ready for a move, as happened a couple of days ago. In the last couple of days, I have found that using long hooklengths resulted on more hittable bites, but chub bites can vary so much. The missed bites that bother me are those positive bites that often happen first cast and then no other chances. I suspect that they are from the bigger, solitary fish and I drive home wondering just what I have missed!

[@OnTheBankAngling]

Good tip on the hooklink length. They are an interesting fish aren’t they. The first cast rule is pretty much the way for me every time. So many occasions that lovely pull round which some how you miss and then next cast nothing! Hope you get a whacker if you are out again before the end of the season!

[@portcullis5622]

@@OnTheBankAngling Thank you. I fish for several species, but if I was restricted to one species and time of year, it would have to be chub and the solitude and harsh beauty of a winter riverscape. After a frustrating winter and no fishing at all between Christmas and early February (flooding, frozen lakes and lockdown), on February 19th, after missing two "unmissable" bites on the first two casts, I was surprised to get a third chance and I landed my first chub of the winter. My first ever six pounder (6lb 2oz) after 35 years of autumn and winter chub fishing on the Yorkshire rivers! Strange how things work out sometimes. They were the only bites of the session and that was followed by a few blanks! I took the week off for the end of the season (before flooding ruined the last two days) and I managed a few two and three pounders from the Ouse, but that Nidd leviathan was such a beautiful specimen after a long, cold spell, that it was enough to make up for a disappointing season (for most species, tbh). I was all alone on a mile of riverbank and gazed down in awe at that beauty, even before the scales confirmed what I had guessed. A perfect looking specimen of a chub. My previous best was an ancient looking 5lb 12oz specimen in early March 2011 (same swim) after another bad winter. Who knows, in 10 years time, I might even catch a seven from the same swim! The local rivers have risen over 3 metres in 36 hours, but I am hoping the flooding will recede enough for the last day on Sunday. Hope you catch a few more before the season's end.👍

[@dannysnaith7431]

Hi there I had same issue with the stray bites and I overcame them by placing the lead closer to the hook..I.e..I just Shortened my hook length as the Current was Flowing Fast and I thought if Shortened the hook length perhaps the Fish Can Then Be Able to Bite More Accurately Ensuring more Positive Takes..it worked..I also found that The Side of river banks can produce some nice Chub in Flood Waters..Love the Video mate

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

Great video Chris 🎣,Yep . I would keep all the chub, in a keep net . Cos they will tell, all of there buddy's, not to eat that bait. Sneaky Buggers 😉

[@OnTheBankAngling]

Thanks Andy. I would do too if I was staying in the same swim. They are very spooky fish for sure!

[@paulcoyne1595]

Hi Chris. I was the bloke you refer to who lost the Chub from that second swim but I went on to catch two. Believe it or not one of them was that ugly fish and he weighed 3lb 13oz. 👍 Great video by the way.

[@OnTheBankAngling]

That’s awesome Paul. We must be fishing in his home. Lives under that tree just downstream. Still need to do some exploring on the rest of that stretch.

[@jimking7400]

I'm relatively new to river fishing only 18 months with around a dozen trips. Enjoyed your video. Chub out of snags seems to be a successful method. I'm assuming it's best to fish downstream of the snag? But perhaps upstream is best so the smell of the paste washes downstream over them and they head upstream in search of the bait? What's the thought?

[@nealebradford6417]

top vid pal.

[@OnTheBankAngling]

Thanks for watching Neale!

[@fizzyfozbuzz874]

Learn to touch ledger and you won't miss a bite.

[@snerper]

He had a smashed in face because people keep dropping him!🤫👍