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DOM GARNETT
THE CURSE OF
THE TOWPATH
Carp fishing on a rock hard canal isn’t everyone’s cup of tea,
but for the adventurous angler, there’s no shortage of mystery
and seldom-fished swims. Dom Garnett describes the highs and
lows in this exclusive story, taken from his book Crooked Lines.
Of all the places that tur n a n gl er s i n to fa n a t i c s , a s h i p c an a l
h a s to be pretty low on the l i s t . We ’re no t h e re fo r t h e s c e n e ry,
t h e rusting lock gates or t h e ove r p r i c ed b e er at t h e D o u b l e
L o cks Inn. Exeter Ship Can al c ut s a wi d e a n d we e dy f ive m i l e s
o r so from city to salt wa te r. It i s a fe ar s o me ly de e p an d
s o metimes fearsomely di ff i c ul t ch a ll e n ge .
FR E ELINE 99
