noun
definition
One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:
definition
(by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
Examples of chub in a Sentence
It was at this troubled epoch that Chyang Chub Gyaltshan, better known as Phagmodu from the name of his native town, appeared on the scene.
For descriptions of other Cyprinids than the carp, see Goldfish, Barbel, Gudgeon, Rudd, Roach, Chub, Dace, Minnow, Tench, Bream, Bleak, Bitterling, Mahseer.
Salmon, lampreys and eels are caught in some of the larger rivers; trout abound in the streams of the northern provinces; but many fresh-water fish common elsewhere in Europe, including pike, perch, tench and chub, are not found.
In fact, grass carp are often mistaken for record sized chub!
East Bridgford has the potential to produce some good chub catches and there are some very big individual fish to be had.
His catch included a 2lbs chub that was netted in the final 10 minutes.
The Bourne is a stalking angler's delight that offers a number of likely looking swims capable of holding chub or barbel.
Massive Trent chub March 06 Mansfield angler Richard Kay landed a superb 8lb 2oz chub from the River Trent fishing a section near Newark.
Steven Peters chose to fish peg 65 along the island bank catching 50lb of bream, roach, rudd and a bonus 3lb chub.
On the float rods we had quality roach and the odd decent chub all day.
Catching big chub on fast-paced rivers is usually the preserve of specimen hunters.
The feeder may be responsible for larger chub just off the far bank.
Another golf ball size of mashed bread was introduced, three more chub followed, all around the two pound mark.
Some not particularly good taxidermy - a cased specimen chub and a trout - went for £ 48 and £ 70.
My winter chub fishing baits consist of bread crust, which is my first choice bait, with breadflake my second choice.
Carp to over 30 pounds, Barbel to 15 pounds plus and chub to 6 pounds seem commonplace.
The first is on what are described as free risers which include dace, rudd and chub.
From catching Roach, Bream and Chub from a sluggish Bristol Avon to the sometimes frantic sport encountered on the modern-day commercial waters.
Perhaps you like Carp bagging or skimmer fishing, maybe Chub on the River or Roach fishing.
The fishery is fishing exceptionally well with mixed bags of species being caught at most locations with the occasional bonus chub running to 3lb.
Within twenty minutes I started to catch small chub, on the drop in about 3ft of water.