Big Thames chub the perfect remedy

DESPITE suffering from a severe cold Ken Hellewell braved harsh weather to get out and bank this fin-perfect 7lb 1oz chub.

The Farnborough-based angler reluctantly headed to a length of the River Thames and was forced to fish areas of slack water due to the floods.

He said: “I’d only fished for four hours as I really wasn’t feeling well, and I had to settle of fishing the slacks as the river was so high.

“I’d fed four areas with liquidised bread and fished a chunk of flake over the top on the hook.

“It was my only bite of the session but at 7lb 1oz I was very happy I’d made the effort to get out.”