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MICHAEL BOND
I j ust couldn’t believe that th e re i n th e mi d d l e o f a v i l l ag e l ay
a gem of a place just left to ru i n , a p la c e o f n a tu ra l b e a u t y w i t h
u n told potential just waiti ng to be g ive n s o m e m u c h n e ed e d
l ove. In 2013 the lake was g ive n t h e l ove i t s o ri gh t ly d e s e r ve d ,
a n d the huge task of creati n g a s ec u re f i sh e r y b e ga n . O ve r fo u r
ye ars later, the fishery man ag e r ( J ay ) h a s cl e a re d t h e s i te o f a l l
t h e rubbish, certainly keep i n g t h e l o c al s ki p h i re c o m p a ny ’ s
b u sy, created fishable sw i ms an d i s s l owly wo rk i n g towa rd
s e curing the entire site fo r a ny an gl ers w i s h i n g to f i s h t h e re
i n the future. The work th e B l ue L a g o o n te am h a s d on e to g e t
i t to this point is nothing s ho rt o f a m i ra cl e .
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