Chubbing

I decided to have a complete change and do something different so I headed back to Low Dinsdale on the River Tees to stalk some chub. The only trouble with the stretch is that the banks are very steep which makes sneaking up quietly on the fish almost impossible. I singled out some swims at the top of the stretch and quiver tipped luncheon meat hook baits. the session kicked off well and I had 4 chub to just short of 4lb and then it all seemed to get hard work. It took another couple of hours to get another 2 smaller chub. I spotted my first ever otter which was definitely not a welcome sight and wonder if it was him stalking my fish that killed the swims off. On a bright note I had forgotten just how hard chub fight. I'll definitely be back.