hi guys!!!

what about chubs in US? are you used to catch them with artificial lures? and, finally, what are the lures and the tecniques you like the best to catch them?

i like a lot this fish because...can be so aggressive on your spoon or minnow...

my favourite lures are spoons, little jerkbaits crankbaits and also shaky head white a little white soft shad....but i have friends catch big chubs on spinnerbait too :D

you like chubs??  

if they are big...why not? obviously i like fishing them...not eating...i release them...

I don't know anything about the way you consider chubs in US; here in Italy lots of people like to fish them, also because it's possible to catch them in spots where also trouts live...

sigma...don't you like chubs? have you ever tried to retrieve a 50 cm one running in the current with your shiny spoon in his lips? if they are over 40 cm long they are not really bad...  

if they are big...why not? obviously i like fishing them...not eating...i release them...

I don't know anything about the way you consider chubs in US; here in Italy lots of people like to fish them, also because it's possible to catch them in spots where also trouts live...

sigma...don't you like chubs? have you ever tried to retrieve a 50 cm one running in the current with your shiny spoon in his lips? if they are over 40 cm long they are not really bad...

I think this is a case of "lost in translation" between the two of you.

Salviati, "chubs" here in the US is a common term for a type of small bait fish.  They are not really persued here as a sport fish.

The "chub" you are referring to gets much, much bigger and I can see it being a viable game fish.

Two different fish...

thank you very much speedbead for your complete translation....

this is a photo of the chub i mean....do you have it in US...and do you fish it with lures like us?

I dont believe they are found in the US.

Really, the only reason I knew what you were referring to is that I have seen some of T-Rig's pics showing what he called a "chub"

Typically, this is what people in the US envision with the word.

http://dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/speciesguide_default/creekchub/tabid/6599/Default.aspx

I've eaten and seen chubs in delis for years. smoked and absolutely delicious.

Chubs will get bigger then you think in the US, I know some folks in Wisconsin that smoke them. They are quite good to eat smoked. Based on the photo our Chubs are quite similar. Scales are a bit smaller. I really do not know how they are caught but I believe possible they are netted as they school much like shad I believe.

uhm...very interesting...the chub i mean is called in scientific language Leuciscus Cephalus (also if very recently scientists has moved the species to the gender Squalius)...while the chub speedbead is talking about is named Semotilus atromaculatus...totally different fish from every point of view...which chub are you talking about uncle leo? I'm really very curious about the existence of this nice fish in usa....

thanks everyone for the answers....

We fish chubs in the creeks around here as they come upstream to spawn.  Generally we've only known them to bite on live stuff when they're upstream spawning, but they make amazing Pike bait.

Best,

Paul

uhm...very interesting...the chub i mean is called in scientific language Leuciscus Cephalus (also if very recently scientists has moved the species to the gender Squalius)...while the chub speedbead is talking about is named Semotilus atromaculatus...totally different fish from every point of view...which chub are you talking about uncle leo? I'm really very curious about the existence of this nice fish in usa....

thanks everyone for the answers....

It is the same one that Speedbead refers to. I just seen then get larger then the 12 inch length they claim. I have seen some of th local folks in N. Wisconsin smoke some up to about 16 inches long. I know a 58" Musky can eat something that big but not many. Used as bait we would generally use 6-8 inches for Musky and Pike. They taste quite good smoked.

Those look very similar to what we call Fallfish in PA.  Lots of bigger ones (15-20in) in the trout streams.  They do fight well.

Those look very similar to what we call Fallfish in PA. Lots of bigger ones (15-20in) in the trout streams. They do fight well.

They do look very similar. I know some people mistakenly refer to fallfish as chubs too. Their scientific name is Semotilus corporalis . I have caught some decent sized fallfish in the Susquehanna River. I don't think PA keeps records for them, but the NY state record is 3lbs 9oz. http://www.nyoutdoornews.com/articles/2009/06/04/top_news/news02.txt

Edit: I usually catch them on small inline spinners.

Those look very similar to what we call Fallfish in PA. Lots of bigger ones (15-20in) in the trout streams. They do fight well.

They do look very similar. I know some people mistakenly refer to fallfish as chubs too. Their scientific name is Semotilus corporalis . I have caught some decent sized fallfish in the Susqhehanna River. I don't think PA keeps records for them, but the NY state record is 3lbs 9oz. http://www.nyoutdoornews.com/articles/2009/06/04/top_news/news02.txt

Edit: I usually catch them on small inline spinners.

Hmm. always thought a fallfish and a creek chub were the same thing.

... anyway, I have caught them on small spinnerbaits and curly tail grubs, but mostly on live bait.

We fish chubs in the creeks around here as they come upstream to spawn. Generally we've only known them to bite on live stuff when they're upstream spawning, but they make amazing Pike bait.

Best,

Paul

we went out for chub once, for that reason.  it was about as fun as fishing for sunny lol.  and these were "big" chub up in canada.

chubs well bite on anything cause they are always hungry worst than any fallfish