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f e l t I did not want anyth i n g
s t anding out off the bo tt o m ,
I wanted everything to f e e l
a s far away from a fish i n g
s i t uation as possible. Jus t t o
a d d as well, I was match i n g
t h e hatch.
Monday night came ro u n d
q u ick, and I must admit I w a s
a b solutely buzzing, thin k i n g
06:30
and
su r p r i s i n g l y
I
slept well considering the
e x c i t e m e n t t h e n i g h t b e f o r e.
I had a cuppa and loaded the
v a n re a d y to g o a n d t o b e
honest that was the longest
w a i t , a s y o u c a n ’t g e t o n t h e r e
until 09:00.
The time had come and
with a hop, skip and a jump I
t o myself what if, just w h a t
i f I am lucky enough to h o l d
t h at magnificent creatur e i n
m y arms. Next minute I kn o w
t h e phone goes, its Da w n ,
B r yan’s other half. I an swe r e d
t h e phone and Dawn tol d m e
t h at Bryan had been pray i n g
t o the porcelain gods all d a y
a n d would not be able to m a k e
i t . I done what any g oo d m a t e
d o es in that situatio n, ca l l e d
h i m a load of names, and p u t
t h e phone down. It was too l a t e
t o see if anyone else wan t e d
t o go so, instead of cancel l i n g
t h e swim I thought to my s e l f
I would keep it just i n ca se I
n e eded to move.
The alarm went o ff aro u n d
was pulling into the carpark,
F u d g e a l re a d y h a d h i s f r o n t
paws on the dash wondering
where we were as this was a
new adventure for him also.
I left an eager Fudge in the
v a n , u n l o a d e d t h e g e a r, a n d
noticed an angler standing
behind his car as I pulled out
t h e b a r r o w. We g o t c h a t t i n g
and he explained that himself
and a few of his mates had
a lake exclusive for 48 hours
and to my delight he also
added the lake was fishing
well. He added that they had
8 fish between them with the
b i g g e s t b e i ng a c o m m o n j u s t
o v e r 3 2 l b, h e a l s o t o l d m e t h e
main bulk of the fish came out
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