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Special chub banked from Yorkshire river
by Freddie Sandford |
Published on22nd January 2026 at 11.58am
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A chub over the 6lb barrier is a fish many anglers aspire to catch, and while chub do seem to be getting bigger, a specimen of this size remains the benchmark for many.
Although chub are well spread across the UK, they do differ in size, with many of the southern rivers seemingly full of big fish, while the further north you go, the less big fish are generally available to target.
One angler who hasn't let that stop him is Paul Bailey, who on a recent session to a Yorkshire river, managed to get his hands on this clonking 6lb 12oz chub.
“Landing a Yorkshire ‘six’ is always special and, during a recent evening session on the River Don, I did just that.
“I spent the first hour biteless but, just before leaving, I swung out my breadflake hookbait under some willow branches. I soon missed a good pull, but moments after recasting I connected with what was obviously a good fish.
“After a typical big-chub fight I guided it over the net cord”
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Paul with the cracking chub
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