River Severn heaven
...and a 6lb 7oz chub for good measure
Big perch and chub fall to simple lure approach on river
CHRIS Tredwell became the envy of anglers across the nation when just a few casts with a lure on the River Severn produced a 4lb 3oz perch and a 6lb 7oz chub.
Chris made an early finish from work count when the 33-year-old drove to his favourite stretch of the waterway, which he had planned to fish with some friends the following day.
But he couldn’t resist the temptation to have a few casts on his own, and it didn’t take him long to get among the perch.
“On my very first chuck a 3lb fish hit my lure hard, which made me realise there might be even bigger ones in the area,” said Chris.
“I didn’t want to pressure the swim and told myself to cast just one more time, so I chucked my lure 10m behind where I’d caught the previous perch and as the lure was dropping I felt this huge check to my line – and
this time the fish was clearly much heavier.
“The head shakes were ridiculous, and when I finally got it to the surface for the first time I realised that this was the big one!
“On the scales it went 4lb 3oz. This is my second-biggest perch from this spot, the first being my personal best at 4lb 8oz.”
Chris’s incredible session didn’t stop there, as a move to a different swim yielded a 6lb 7oz chub (inset) – another species best for the self-employed plumber.
All Chris’ fish fell to a Z-man Ned Rig in green-pumpkin colour and a 7g jig head attached to 5lb fluorocarbon and 10lb braided line.