Chub 鰷魚

Fish species：鰷魚 (Leuciscus cephalus)

Size： 17cm

Pattern： Pink Beadhead Pupa（粉紅色串珠踊型毛鉤）

The angler： Wesley Tso

Time： May, 2008

Place： River Tone, England （坦河，英格蘭）

Note:

鰷魚廣泛分佈於歐洲的水域，英格蘭、威爾斯以及南蘇格蘭地區流緩的河流皆可發現發牠們的蹤跡，一般常見體型約在十餘公分至三十公分左右。鰷魚為雜食性魚類，小型鰷魚多以植物碎屑、昆蟲、魚卵、蠕蟲為食，大型的鰷魚則會捕食小魚苗。鰷魚並不難釣獲，且趣味性十足，算是都市、近郊釣遊的好伙伴。

Chub is widely spread in European waters, they can be easily found in the slow flowing rivers of England, Wales and Scotland. The common size is usually from 10cm to 30cm. Chub is polyphagous fish, the young chub often takes the piece of plants, insect, fish egg and worm, and the bigger chub takes small minnow or the other kinds of small fish. It is not difficult to angle chub at all, and it is fun, too. Chub is a good game fish for angling in city or suburbs.