Neil Wayte managed his first session on the Thames at the end of the season due to flooding but made up for lost time in spectacular fashion with a 7lb 12oz chub and this 17lb 2oz barbel.
With the river only just receding Neil had to wade down the footpath to a swim he fancied and settled in for a two-night session. Fishing around a rod-length out in steady water, he used a 4oz feeder packed with groundbait and a 15mm boilie hookbait and cast to the edge of the crease below an overhanging bush. On his first morning, Neil caught the 7lb 12oz chub, and on the next night with a larger, 22mm hookbait, he landed the barbel of 17lb 2oz after a great fight in the strong flow.
Well done Neil!