Five chub over 6lb would make most river angler’s season, let alone if they were caught in the space of just two days. But that was the reward for specimen angler and fishing guide Kenny Parsons following an amazing 48hours on fishing two of the south’s most famous waterways.
On the first day it was the chub of the Throop stretch of the Dorset Stour that were on the feed. Fishing light tackle, Kenny used a trotted maggot approach, scoring a total of 15 fish in total, with two bang on the 6lb mark.
“Conditions where perfect for trotting maggot on the day,” Kenny told Total Coarse Fishing, “It was around 2degrees Celsius and overcast. I was fishing light tackle with a size 18 hook and 3lb line so you do need to be confident in playing these huge chub on such a light line, one mistake and it's curtains, but the guys who have been fishing heavier tackle and leads down there have been catching nothing recently.”
Buoyed by his success, Kenny made a second trip to the waterway the next morning, again finding the fish in a feeding mood, rewarded with an impressive fish of 6lb 8o before moving on to find more chub on he Hampshire Avon.
“I caught 10 chub from on swim in a little over two hours, including one of the 6lb fish I had the day before,” continued Kenny. “At that point I decided to move over to the Hampshire Avon as it’s always been a target of mine to land a 6lb chub from both the Avon and the Stour.”
The move proved to be well worth it, with Kenny’s tactics working its magic to put another two sixes on the bank, to a best of 6lb 9oz.
It took a fair bit of effort but I was overjoyed to achieve my target,” Added Kenny. “The key is to keep the fish feeding. I do get through about six pints of maggots each day. If you stop feeding, the chub just don't play ball. You need to get them competing for the maggots to help you catch well.”
The first 6of the second day at 6lb 8oz.
Watch the video of Kenny's second day's fishing by scrolling down the page.
To find out more about fishing with Kenny on both the Hampshire Avon and the Dorset Stour, click here.
