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s i ze, but for the battl es t h e y
g a ve and the stories b eh i n d
t h em. Each one came a f t e r
a long campaign, the re su l t
o f groundwork, effo rt, an d a
b i t of that old angl ing m a g i c
w hen everything a lig ns. B u t
i t ’s not just about the b ig f i s h
a t Wingham. Every carp in th a t
l a ke is unique — from d a rk ,
a n cient mirrors to scaley m i d t h irties with character etc h e d
i nto every scale. E ach o n e
h a s its own story, i ts o w n
s h ape, its own perso na l i t y.
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S o m e o f th e m o s t m e m or a b l e
m o m e n t s w e r e n ’t a b o u t s i z e
a t a l l , b u t a b o u t t h e b e a u t y,
t h e b a t t l e, o r t h e su r p r i s e o f
w h a t su r f a c ed .
Some of the carp I was lucky
e n o u g h to c a t c h w e r e f i s h I ’d
only ever seen on the bank
once or twice during my entire
time on there — true rarities,
almost mythical in their own
r i g h t. T h o s e m o m e n t s s t a y
with you. They remind you just
h o w m a g i c a l Wi n g h a m r e a l l y
i s . T h e s t o c k a t Wi n g h a m
