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JOHNGEDEN
THORNLEY
to have a look at the catch re p o r t a n d s ay h e l l o to a fe w o f t h e
sy ndicate members fishing t he o p p o s i te b an k to t h e Av i a ry.
I ’d only been standing on t h e o p p o s i te b a nk to t h e Av i a ry fo r
f ive minutes when a f ish s t u ck i t s h ea d o u t i n th e m arg in s o f
t h e Aviary, which was all I ne e d ed to s e e . I wa s s oo n h e a d i n g
ro und to the Aviary to get th e ro d s o u t fo r t h e n i gh t . I t wa s o n e
o f those occasions when eve r y t h i n g go es r i gh t , an d I g o t t h e
ro ds out onto the spo ts w i t ho ut a ny dra ma s . S o m e o n e m u s t
h ave been smiling d own o n me t ha t Fr i d ay eve n i n g . I t s t ar te d
to rain around 8pm, and I s aw a n o t he r t h re e f i s h s how i n t h e
swim before it got d ark.
I like to get up early o n t h e f i rs t m o r n i n g o f my ses s i o n , a s
we all know it’s the best t i me to wa tc h t he wa te r. O n e o f t h e
o t her members had caugh t a m i d 3 0 l b m i rro r i n t h e n i gh t ,
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