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JOHN ANDERSON
to mid 30s. I’d seen, nette d an d p h o to g ra p h e d f i s h ove r t h a t
m agical barrier for friends , a n d h ave o f co u rs e always b ee n
c h uffed to nuts for them to o . I’ ve n eve r b e e n d i s a pp o i n te d
w i th what carp fishing has b le s s ed m e w i th e i t h e r, b u t i n t h e
b a ck of my mind, I longed fo r th e d ay t ha t o n e wo u l d g ra c e my
net.
The travel bug has always b ee n i n m e, a n d f i s h i n g d o es n o t
j u st lie with carping. I’ve h a d fo u r tr i p s to N o rway, c atc h i n g
n u merous big cod and hali b ut , a n d a t ri p to t h e E b ro i n 2 00 8
a b solutely stunned me wi th a ma s sive 2 0 3 lb We l s ! At th e t i m e ,
I remember thinking at the ti m e , “ How wa s t ha t eve n p o s s i b l e ? ”
Then in 2009, after a mo n t h i n Au s tra li a , I we n t to f i s h t h e
a mazing Gillhams F ishing Re so r t . W he n I a rr ive d , I wa s i n
awe… It’s definitely one o f t h o s e p la c es t h a t p h o to s d o n o t d o
j u stice – the whole reso rt , p e o p l e , fo o d an d f i s h i n g yo u dre a m
o f . Over eight days, I had n i ne d i f fe re n t s p e c i e s to t a l l i n g 4 3
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