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p r essure drops and wa rm
s o uth- westerlies — this p l a c e
o f t en fished better un d e r
h i gh pressure, even in bi t i n g
n o rtherly winds. It taught m e
t o think differently, to s t o p
r e lying on the obvious, an d t o
t r ust in what the lake i t se l f
w as telling me.
That
consistency
and
was putting in, and I earned
a q u i e t r e p u ta t i o n a s s o m e o n e
who fished hard and gave the
lake the respect it demanded.
Wi n g h a m r ew a r d s p a t i e n c e
a n d p e r s i s t e nc e, a n d i n t h o s e
l o n g, g o l d e n s u m m e r s , t h e
e f f o r ts t r u l y pa i d o f f.
Wi n g h a m i s t h e l a n d o f gi a n t s
— a n d I ’ v e b ee n l u c k y e n o u g h
d e dication eventual ly ear n e d
m e results; things began t o
c l i ck. My efforts did n’t g o
u n noticed — other mem b e r s
s t arted to respect the gra f t I
to meet a few of its biggest
residents. Three fish over
5 0 l b n o w g r a c e m y p e r so n a l
album, each one etched into
memory not just for their
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