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ASH
DAVEGEDEN
HYDE
it turned out to be the first ground frost of the autumn,
once for a line bite and twice to land fish, both commons,
one of about 13lb and the other about 15lb.
I woke t he following mo rn i n g a t ab o ut 7 . 3 0 a m, fe e l in g at
l e ast a little refreshed for a fe w h o u rs ’ s l ee p . I re c a s t fo r t h e
l a st time and threw out t h e re ma i n d er o f t h e b a i t . I t wa s n’ t
l o ng before a fish arrived o n t he s c en e , b a sh i n g t h e re e d s f ro m
o n e side to the other, but t i m e ra n o u t o n me . I h a d p ro m i s e d I
would be home at 9.00 , and i t wa s al re ady 9 . 3 0 . I f I c o u l d h ave
s t ayed another hour, I felt s u re t ha t I wo u ld h ave c a u gh t t h at
f i s h, but it didn’t really se e m to m a tte r… t h e re was a lways
a n other day.
FR E ELINE 47
