With the temperatures rising and the snow finally melted it was time to head to my local River Loddon in search of chub and barbel.

Friday afternoon I loaded the kit into the van and headed for the river.  Conditions had looked good for a couple of days and I was confident of some action.  After a quick walk along the river I baited a swim with a mixture of 4mm halibut pellets and scented hemp and just after dark a positive bite signaled my 11mm halibut pellet had been picked up.  After a good fight the result was this 6lb 1oz chub.