Winter campaign off to a flyer with 7lber - Adrian Eaves

“It was my first chub session on the River Thames this winter and the conditions were excellent. The river was running low and clear after the recent high levels and most of the autumn leaves littering the bottom had been washed away.

“After walking the section and feeding a few promising-looking swims with mashed bread, I headed back to the first and flicked out a lump of flake on a running lead set-up.

“No bites materialised in that swim but soon after dropping my rig into the second I had a very positive bite.

“Fortunately, it was a pretty uneventful fight in the clear water, with no snags to cause me any problems.

“It was real chunk of a chub and I was super delighted to get a 7lb-plus fish under my belt this early in the winter campaign.”

(This catch was reported before the third England lockdown)

Adrian Eaves and his 7lb 3oz Thames chub