Having found the barbel fishing to be patchy on the Dorset Stour this year, local angler Mark Stocker turned his attention to chub, and has enjoyed a great season, with his latest capture being this thickset 7lb 12oz specimen.
It was caught during a short evening session on Ringwood and District AA’s Throop stretch, from a swim that few anglers have fished this year. Mark presented a trimmed-down 15mm boilie on a short hair and running leger rig.
After casting to the ‘crease’ in the flow, Mark paid out a bit of a bow of line and fed a few broken baits. It wasn’t long before his rod tip slammed around and soon after he slipped the net under the huge chub. Mark noted it’s cod-like bugling eyes, which certainly make it a distinctive fish!
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