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Chub · Leuciscus cephalus

Chub in the Lincolnshire Lakes

Largest measured chub: 50 cm

The largest chub measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Lincolnshire Lakes was 50 cm, recorded at Hume Arms Lake on 26 January 1998.

Across 119 measured chub, the median measured length was 24.4 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Lincolnshire Lakes.

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Most recent observation11 December 2007Heapham Reservoir · 1 fish
Largest measured chub
50 cm
Median length
24.4 cm
Fish measured
119
Survey locations
28

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured chub

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

LengthSurvey dateSurvey locationSurvey ID
50 cm26 Jan 1998Hume Arms Lake69484
45.6 cm26 Nov 1987T. Hall Fishing Lake69416
42.8 cm15 Feb 1987West Ashby Lakes Canal West Ashby69397
42.2 cm26 Jan 1998Hume Arms Lake69484
42.1 cm23 Feb 2006Iron & Steel A.C. Pond90394
41.6 cm15 Feb 1987West Ashby Lakes Canal West Ashby69397
41.5 cm23 Feb 2006Iron & Steel A.C. Pond90394
41.5 cm3 Mar 1987West Ashby Lakes Car Park Lake Site 269399
41.3 cm16 Feb 1998Normanby Park Site 169486
40.7 cm2 Mar 1987West Ashby Lakes Entrance Pond West Ashby69391

Lengths are direct survey measurements. RiverFish does not estimate fish weights from length.

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Where chub were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one chub record.

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.

Place surveyedFirst recordedLast recordedVisits finding chub
Heapham Reservoir11 Dec 200711 Dec 20071
Iron & Steel A.C. Pond23 Feb 200623 Feb 20061
Wagtail Lodge (Island Lake)2 Nov 20042 Nov 20041
Grainthorpe Estates Lake19 Jan 19945 Dec 20022
Bells Lake Site 07 Mar 199012 Dec 20013
Cypranids A.C. Lake14 Feb 200114 Feb 20011
Hogsthorpe A.C. Lake26 Jan 200026 Jan 20001
Normanby Park Site 116 Feb 199816 Feb 19981
Hume Arms Lake26 Jan 199826 Jan 19981
S.C.M. Chemicals Lake25 Feb 199725 Feb 19971
Homestead Park Lake Site 016 Jan 199516 Jan 19951
Swan Lake Wainfleet7 Dec 19937 Dec 19931
Binbrook Lake5 Dec 19885 Dec 19881
Hall Farm Tetney17 Nov 198817 Nov 19881
Lakeside Baumber2 Nov 19882 Nov 19881
Lowfields Country Park6 Oct 19886 Oct 19881
Homestead Park Lake Site 313 Feb 198813 Feb 19881
Homestead Park Lake Site 113 Feb 198813 Feb 19881
Bainside Nurseries6 Jan 19886 Jan 19881
T. Hall Fishing Lake26 Nov 198726 Nov 19871
West Ashby Lakes Car Park Lake Site 23 Mar 19873 Mar 19871
West Ashby Lakes Entrance Pond West Ashby2 Mar 19872 Mar 19871
West Ashby Lakes Carp Pond 226 Feb 198726 Feb 19871
West Ashby Lakes Canal West Ashby15 Feb 198715 Feb 19871
Goltho Lake Site 2 (Southern)2 Dec 19862 Dec 19861
Goltho Lake Site 1 (Northern)2 Dec 19862 Dec 19861
Hoe Hill Lake30 Sept 198630 Sept 19861
Manor Fishing Lake24 Sept 198624 Sept 19861

Choose a point or table row to see the location. More survey visits can mean more records, but not necessarily more fish.

1986–2007

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded chub that year.

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 119 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest
11.1 cm
Lower quarter
17.6 cm
Median
24.4 cm
Upper quarter
31.7 cm
Largest
50 cm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Before you fish

Good to know

These are past survey records, so the fish present today may be different. Map points are approximate—check local access, permissions and fishing rules before visiting.

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