Length depending on the conditions can reach up to 80 cm and weighing 6-7kg, as usual sizes are 30-40cm and 0,5-1,5kg. The official world record is 3.05 kg. Chub is an omnivorous fish. His favorite treats, which are used for bait are locust, cricket, fly and ripe fruits like plum, grapes, cherries, and eat small fish, frogs, grasshopper, cricket, sucker, bee, wasp, white worm.
Our recommended imitations for fly fishing chub are: wasp, bee, green fly, grasshopper, cricket, colorado beetle, frogs.