First ever chub is over 8lb!

Anglers getting back on the rivers today are bound to run into a chub or two, but they are unlikely to meet a specimen of this size so early in the season.

The monstrous fish pictured weighed in at a whopping 8lb 3oz and was caught by Henry Chilton from a Derbyshire Stillwater.

The shocked carp angler told Angling Times:

“With my mind set on carp I headed to a mixed coarse fishery in Derbyshire before dawn for a planned overnighter. 

“The owner told me that a handful of chub were introduced in the late 1990s but were rarely ever seen, so I didn’t take much notice. I was soon settled into a swim with lily pads around 50yds away. I baited it with 12mm and 16mm glugged Krill boilies and cast a 12mm pop-up over the top. As the sun started to peak over the trees my bobbin dropped to the deck.

“The fight was just like a small carp but near the net I saw a flash of silver and realised it wasn’t what I was after. I’d never seen a chub, so I wasn’t sure what it was!

“The owner came down to help me weigh it and said: ‘That’s a beast of a chub – that’s massive.’ 

“I’m only 19 and my first-ever chub was 8lb 3oz! It’s probably the best fish of my life and I doubt I’ll ever catch a bigger one.”

Henry Chilton with his first ever chub at 8lb 3oz!