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PAUL BENNETT
t h ree-miles of otter fenci n g t ha t p ro te ct s t h e ve ry s p e c i a l
i n habitant s that resi de i n th i s 7 2 - a cre g rave l p i t w i t h d e p t h s
i n excess of 40ft . What a fo re th o u gh t th a t h as p rove n to b e
g iven to today ’s issues wit h t he re tu r n o f th e n a t ive o tter.
I t being my fifth consec u t ive ye ar a n d t h e l a s t we ek o f
G renville’s season before c lo si n g , I ’ d a lre ady s q u are d i t w i t h
Pa ul to do the last five nigh ts b e fo re t he f i s h we re to g o a b o u t
s p awning in peace with p le n t y o f t i m e fo r re c ove ry b e fo re
re opening in a couple of m o n t hs ti m e.
I t was a very early start a s I ma d e t he 3 2 0 - mi l e rou n d t ri p
d own the A1 for my final t r i p o f t h e s ea s o n b e fo re t h e l a ke
c l osed. Now, I’m always c o n f i d en t , b ut n eve r i n my w i l d e s t
d reams did expect the eve n ts t ha t we re to u n fo l d . Hav i n g
p reviously made a few pho n e ca l ls to m em b e r s al re a dy on t h e
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