Dream river session sees 7lb-plus chub and 2lb-plus roach banked - Connor Threadingham

“While fishing a quick overnight session on my local Dorset Stour I managed to catch my second 7lb chub of the season weighing 7lb 1oz. 

Connor Threadingham and his 7lb 1oz chub

“It fell to a trimmed-down 14mm squid boilie alongside a very small PVA bag of Elips pellets and crumbled boilies, freebies thrown over the top.

“The tactics were suitable for chub and barbel, although during the night I also had a strange take on the same rig. The rod-tip bounced around and hardly any line came off the reel.

“When I hooked into it I thought it was just a small chub, but still couldn’t verify what species it was even when it slipped over the net cord.

“After I finally got my headtorch on and saw the bright red fins of a big roach my heart started to race!

“When the needle on the scales crept round to 2lb 5oz, I was well chuffed!

“I’m pretty sure that I actually saw this roach earlier on in the season when I was prebaiting for chub. I recognised it instantly from the really distinctive scarring that it had along its back.”

Connor Threadingham and his 2lb 5oz Stour roach