I llud urhCd ac th~pool in tommial IJin in the pitdlobbck Mwl th(drimiddotc down had blaquon homndoos For bullnost ofmy )ltMS offishing for

arp I hwc~ littk choke but to ht~ to set up in the dark ork JWJ)Sdktttcd thu I would lt~rritat the MutgrolbctvCtn 800middot830run rqrdkssofthe tin-coftheycar 01l1)ltlunngthe $hOtt Stmmlaquo nlOnths did I Juvc the priVllcg~ o( setting up in the dayliampJu hou- Bm i()011 Wltlnt

to cuch cupcn011h then you hnmiddotc to~m tolive with theSeminQr pRlblcm~

Idro-e along-sick thlt lutfield mOOngmy way down to the pool with doe Lights tumcd otr inorda nOt toupscttnyothct angkrs who may hn~blaquon the~ Ll fJ(t I v(nt as fll IS hwing two cnrn Soithcs fined on thcdnhboonl of1ny lAnd Rol-cr llut little switch v hkh allowed rnc tO n1m olfdw br-o~kc light~glC llc SO much fun vithboy fKcts drimiddotingup very 1-ight behind mt

An)w-yback tothe StOtymiddotnc dark IdMInt mind butcombine it vith tOmntial rain and heavy winds atd ewn I Mt in dw ~nd ROCf Me awhile pluckingup the rour~~ eo bO and bund 1 blaquolt then ~i it with nice dry t3dk k1t n~hmust and soon l IS loaded Vith mr motorltlttJ(hcd and life jackct in plllaquooffl saikd into the gloom ofa wry datk NOoemlxr night I hedcd smight aerosuhe pool tO che Bench Swim after first soningwhere the other threempcrs prltScttf wen- fihingRll$11 Price - Jligh Swim lan Shipkr- Sttelm 1ltgttuh and Plltl Cooper- lgfuningTnc)

lt s 0()t unusual for me bm my ltf first jobvl$ toSlef up vv rT my brwr tO tr) tO J PftCnt Ill)

hltddns bullnd Cctphing eheg~gtttinglaquogt0 wet 1lw problem with habulling to use~ eo trulllt)rt ~middotour radk i~ due whik they lttp Iter out they thokccp Wtct in so bc(on-you lmqw it ycx1hwcquitc a dlaquobulllpuddk dat Vur txkle iHitting in

1hc biwywas qukkly ctcd and (ot this wintlaquo I had mdc mrsd(somc ~pctb (Ccn though I SJ) it myself) marku Rou-s with tiny IXd lights fitted (~uchit)g these fl()l~ being ClSt IS incredible- jun ltkc a firework soing dumiddotough the air I hvl ~tlrtt(l ~ting up my rods a$ maticr m[ fOr the ~ttrt ofth~ aficrJMk frirx I Oulltl find my ~gtpo~s by fcxl thcn pop the fkraquo~ ro the ~~bullrfcc Oncc I $happy with them aJI ir wamp-) a ~implc job topop btCkout in the boat tO xcurately b1it thtm thenhack on the wOOltIcn idtnds tosubsriunc the Aoou fot rigs and c-ast backoutto mypok cbstjc mtrllaquor Jnor

HoltCtmiddot thisnigflt lSeo bring me a problem I hadnt anticipued il)ampacs OCR tU upon et~ surfattand awtiting 2 K-Jucringolbait 1 ~tcppcd back into the boat and wa~ qmre $~bullrpri~br rhc amount ofwun- in there but didnt ~tlly ghlt ic 2 scoond thought I rnotorlaquoi out tothe firSt spot ith the aid ofthesilent ckcrtk bullnotoc and m(wcd fotward toposition myself to OOit up Suddenly the boaJutch~-d hgtone side tbull a husc amount ofwacer rushed forYomiddotml in~iltk th~ bootl alw1)S uscd to be patlnuid about shining lighN J-t nightbut woukt tlwar~ (o~nd 1o1UI do) slip~ hctdtolaquoh OCt myOOd co beworn tnl~tnd mynlaquok in ClSCofcmetgrnc~ m the dtrk - and

thiswu an cmngency I flidcl on the lisflt for the hrst d1c $incc arrivingtnd W1)shoch-d tUsec ju(t how much water W1) in the boat - I hone)llr h~nmiddott realised what vith not using the lbullgiu t(gt bullrep imo it The watcron theoutsidevJS errd~ to comingolt~x-r- I wasquite litetlll) bullinking A~ cmhtlly AS I could I ~tcppcd to the middk ofd boot to try tokvd it up and the had eo make the dcltision whether tO t~le the short option bKk to my sc~namplaquo)be ~ed orgamble on~~tting l~k to thear ptrk from whclaquo C launch rhe hems for dryclothesetc middotrhcn-wcn dlneoth(rHm d-c pool so I opted fot 1he buer md opcncd up the motor tohead Nck tO dry lmd for anothcr boat

HU(wayOOck (was SUt( ( Nd made the wTongdcCision the holtVIS full ofttcrand the outboard was rttly strusgling with theotn w~ight I LSCOnbullinccd I wl~goingto haC to takc adunking in a rold wintry MangrltWc I mantged toget out ofmy wellk$ 10 male swimmingcasict but dlrcnt take off mycoJt as it would n~otan rcmQmiddotingchc life jadcc fimand it sccmeltl A~ ifl v-a) going to bewW(I atan) srtge The banfry from the motor had al~ybcm liampcd omo the llicod ~rtofthe boot and I really 1 idnt knowifl should be worrying about a big kisurthttt(I)COnocctcd codlaquottks- myminltl ws in tmal tumloil

Alter whu Slaquon-cda reallylengthy crogting the boor fiNII)hit the bottom ofthe ~bngRnmiddote in shallovbullwater and I ~ thle re) bullimply ~gtt~poot md paddk blbullolaquomiddotne mtin panic -a~ 0er I

had CtY cold j fltCt buc htdl l

cscapcd toul ( 0 immersion and

Ill)blucry and rT l lliOfOrtu been fmlMy bullptreclo~~

b1g vbullu quidJr raided A1ull mn lud anOthcr boat rigsed up with rny lttOIOftnltl went badr Kross rosttrc anghng

J vQulltllikc tO(()ncldc this with the story of the big hsh I wcnt ltm toCJCch butalas I hhnked fe dont htC it all our own )and sometimes we cry mwh ~middotcCerythingagtinsc us I did nuk~ up for it on the following rwo trips though nunaging to cnch ctdl tinM

MyiSt trip M thar year -as on Dcccmblaquo 10 11 th aglinarrh ingin rhc duk bm this tinloC to find noOlled~ rhcrc Hmllysurprisingrtltlll) it wt bincr old Jly pooJ ac home had nceiv~d~

itS hNr tCe C()lmiddoteringotdw ~(Jras I hadkfi for wmk rhlt morninglnd tr)Strongeasccrfr wuul-s lit~rdlycutstraight through m( as I stOOltI kgtokingout 001middotcr the ~1ark londr pool

I had SCt upon the Lightning middotrr(stagingto rry tO 10id the full blast ofthe eas1crlf wind 1000 pKbgcs for this trip wctc mcnly small PVA Ngs on eKh rod because I $W lirrlc J)()lnl

in offcfingmore dun a mouthful in t~ conditions So wuh four tiny tood pmcls itting out there 111 on prlaquoltucthmiddote pOts I Kt ~bout erccung rhe bedroom for the night frost had tlrctdr formed on the pbtfom b)bull the time the biwywas up and thcperson in thenice llm rndiosmrion WStdlingCct)Oneto stl indoors and klaquopsnugsled up in from ofthe fire tS rhe wind chill v-oJd bcmiddotT~ Outc telling memiddot I thought you wmt to tl1 skeping in t)inglc-ltkin shdterin it with thcwinltl howlingunclcr ~

bull

thb middot Cu J Cln topoftt- oft me ~~of ~bullntcr h-ms on tin)middot bull-oodm pbdOrrn

F~mcualty I tOUd oKinto the Ltndofbtg cup mJ bcmtd~bulllladllt- Hul2 wcinld~m abotu ~omiddotatchmgl q~JJnd this Eskimobdy camt wanltknngup tO me OoopswrongmagninC At ~-lO l m the foU~wingmommg I tud finll) nudt upm nund dw I h2d in hagone 1n~nc I hJ u IX1oatonghen doingbullNt I bull-udotns - bullhkhbullmiddotnWtillltgtbt clcmmtsbull-dUng lniJI~bobbV11 ~onepuncd up 10lhc roJ At lt In fn(llt)on MM the rod up wM~laquolt obmd down to thewater I ibJdcJ nn -~tot~ -J nJ fOund ~Selfpb~t~Ja ~1 pccd afftbh I u Jbsohnd-- frc~tmtp piampI~ thlt fib uJ cnJC1 up htVingtogo bad into In) IWoV) tOrl wama lnl tUIlclothe- before I rouki ~tll lhmL dJ()ut li1ir~u onto rhc nutanl unhooampmgu 10 quote from my pc-NOnal dJf)

I I m12111 v ith the- co1d iilst sortingCKu thC Ct)lllfll(~ ~J fuJ Id tklrtt kortwn bullfukJo lbullu untbkto blt-v tht ~ bull-ndun -d NnJ_ kcb lorlllnl on the ru u -l)()f J I A((It AUUlt

bulltntcr~up IJll hKI m- thcnnomctcruh Jtl( nbloody tl(llng (ind chill of-- u uid Vfl thlt )UO(al news

dlthu wl toblt it ls tu ls my llhngroe

6hln for cho~t wummiddotr waltraquonlaquonumiddotl I had 01 hcr dun~) 10do I hold mr purdlltd bu ol lmd ~ thC iJeofn~ house ftoru -hfflo SCltt-11

ddfrrnu ~an luJopcnzoi 1ft dtt Jraquo~ I

)uJ ~cJMhtOIIk~Cd~~~~Okn eNcM~ huwthi tht~~MMipnp- ofdoe hnuolt PI1lt1 to hod b= b~d chm Ju~ the Inmiddot ~Cn ~ moo~o-J oubullI and the pl~~~c ~~ne up tOr sUe )0dutl lt I

44 kJeJ to ln~gt~L the fishing on chC hlt~whik I

nmoCd ~middotCXistingangc~ Jwod md ompkctd a bit ofbuilhng middotod eo nukc the 111lt~ acttraquo~bk from the 1aroimy property ltnd make them look liklt the) werrarr part ofmypnlJKn)bull gto JltiMlubh f ha C aiWJ) kwM nl) winter 6hing I ~1 lt ira mhs for the mt ofthu Uncr Cll thu b unul the bqiMingof~brc-h -hcnonlaquo ~~n I n-curncd 1n ~datl tO WC -hlA pnln du~ middot~poolltOUidoRadmduouggt oo on the JI mm~titnc~and u1chubullsgupbull1th Russdlon dw ft~ un I on ~n kraquodcd mybox ampnd ~kJN heft I hJd leamp otfon dut biuctf)middotcold b~middot d~ Pft1011 DnCmber - L1ghtningTrtt lr mmc hJC been JIOurld I()3(1 pm lxforc 16(1 the bttC ouc then ~unc th~ task ofCrtltting my houC lot the night I tlltuJII) I dumped imo mrdulrOJCI)CI A

bottk ofred 10tt)cbrJtc m) rccum totnping

md )CtdcJdown tOrtlt~J t bookJkl Fktn~ lp b)middot the~middot~~ pcrson n thC tink tolimh I kt -uulrotlc I h21 ncmiddottr hlJrd ofctKmiddotn b~u gtQIIMQJIlt who withm a ftwycar oukl be on thlt tcicmiddoti~ion C~rr timC I channd hop~l

lkar Gr)middotlh r Cntwlly Iclimbed Intobal~nJ ktC qunc

oontcmCdl~middot wuil6nt light I opmN ~o and ~ out 11110 l rathttUIUO lCUIJ Jull mrocramp ~I rollnl bal 0Cf-nJ ~a In baJlt kJc iOhicc noc CO~TW~ upanJ ~1lovd

-oo 11m tnd IhJd togn uponcoffn) bJc hkl been fOunJ Jnd)()On I J pL~ma1 tih

OnI)middotseconds Lueranochcr 1011Wo~ lwampy I rrmcmbn ~ndingthe~ on the )Uf~ wnh tO

rods bCnt roundchuckhnt to bullnyelfltcloome b11d eo the ~tangtot Jrom h RuCU had ~Id then ~ hudl) ht-m a fiJ ctuttu IlK( I fuhcd ohltpi- amp~middot1Nd JWO miiiIOI~ ntttcJ

M) 6ntbocl Iitdgtltd J~ 6ormd thcodllaquoaev CII llt-b 12url ~ rohcr-nncd~ thJ fi-h ~lhc 18-poondctv-middottS co-crcl in ampre-All)middot tht~lr 111huc mucll)cslm1c lt had ttrra1nl)middot bcm tit enough eo scrtp hardbut lt looktd 111 l rc~lly poor~)

Obiousl) it ha- blaquon bid up tOrlultc omc tuUC Shordyafictdcaling w1th lh(toe fi~ I I~ 111

agtin anda~m ltlll)hcJilybullhmcJ hoh imtiAr ill at~ eo the ochcr lfltd 11110 the Jhc 2hodb= OKt-Jt the losmMitt hh middot~ ltkTpound lUucd lfl June I~ oot tOWclgh dugt tbJ1

bur felt I should photovaph 11 tOr p)~ible future nfcrmccl hd 1Cttilaquon ~up M~ thl

I did May on aoodwr mtln tnd iiC 7(1() un the followi ng n(lrnn1tbull I JM)(l(() U(lth~f fi~h but it nunagcd togC1 offoon ~ftc-rwtlllkfo~ I lncOo it I was bld 111 thr Luul RmnJJid dming the rwo hounbtL eo lllllti

l)nbc-knOVIo~ to meOl1 the tunc I hiwb agun gong tO be mgt lw bullnr (Uf ll k 1NI ~~~~ouLnd lloU- the--~ntPbbl-aiiUfl f-1C lain Conknnttin E~ ~~~~ohm llfiCIcJ acdcphonc ull fiom MlntJOlt mnnbnJut~ Kcliy tdhnt mt ~had fOund four J-J lrp ampnJ ~ WCIC

floundcnngln(lln 11 ~tt) h1 ~

I wcm ()et to hw~~ look myselfthc wttk 211d chc matgills Yerc full ofskk-tookingCarp bny vttCOOtted in che same whiu muaiS u lud (0middotcrcd mycapture$ middotnercwac ahomore dcul OOcfiq md it looked~ thOIgh theOlaquoCr$ hld blaquon d~gglng the-mout The llsh were obioo-sly l)()t vCII I drifted my bltxu right up eo 2 couple ofthem W)C] chcy mCt(J) WltChcd me OOt fuvirtg the energy to melt llas they uswlfywould 11~ the restli(lfl(TheyobviouOiy lud enough trou~without me annO)ng them

I nCmiddotcrdid find OUt the causeofthe M~lt 6sh dc-Mhs I wa)cold dut 2 WJter ti1nhcr ) up the chain hd lost its rmch popubtion towhite-spot and the- l ~ lmbTOC CMpsulfcrltd at tin1eswithargulusmd ltJrppoxsou thetimcshy1nadc l note- in mydiary tht it vbullas proOOblythC v~Jhr individualssrr1ddownby~combination ofall threethings middotnle sttlngtthing tbout it though I onlysawoneofthebfbltr fish suffering

SymidmiddotApril the fish had rlaquocm~rcd and a few ofthe mcmbctlt Yere dtUiingbulc oo tofiSh the lst couple ofwedrs ofthe scaltgtcgtn I ~turned for 2 roupk ofnigluson chc last wttkofour rous fishins- I fished the Fidd Swim~nd c-wght fltgtt1t

arp all in tipmiddotcoprondition then dcddcd eo ll)OVC olaquoooto mothct wacer lhiswa probably~

on~ofthe bQtit mhgtttlces I oertnlaquok u the (bngiOI-e Ridurd Sal vISidi rhac on his owll ~ncl experiawecl tn ~WImdy anuxing~~eh 0 U the rwxt ftw dy$ but I willlcle hun ()tell this inmd1ble$t0fOne day Ali i will5J) is he ~ugln 3I orp indld ing tWO 3()pnd 19x 20$ ~truly amating feAt ofu~ing Top lt~ngling lt~nd pf()()frhac ifyouga ir riglu - and 1 niltCln really ngfu - on the Ma1W0-1bull or anywhen else fOr thu nuncr rhe fi~h will come llut cuch u1d

possiblt some ofnl)wintercuche$ d~-Sielihcd lucr make d~e MantR)middote~uncl likl 2liulc bit o(a wtlk 0 ttbut belle~me thcorpon be ilwmlibly ~n1bbom 2nd diAieult to wwk om Many mglersblank on there To ntch that number oflish whio~h also inwlvcd duce mows is quite simply a briJiiant piece ofanglingand i$ ddinitdy a Cll$C of making the 1Tl0$tofthe situuion presented before him

The 200304 SCOOn kkked off pretty much in the~me fashion uchc pmmiddotiow yearand my Olilli 1-ianpand IChydntcd boilic3pproKh

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0 ll r gtr yci Jtorl t If 1 r J r )

simply cnnicd on ctohingfish after fish 1 ~re ltaslbsolutdy no poim tt Ill in futthcr experimenting Fxh ttip would Slaquotion coming to my rodshich rNysound tuhetbll~ but itWlS hovbull it vlStndtobc fair l found mysdf simply going through the mocionsand expecting toeuoh all the time and woding lessat my fishing Ihacwould beSCcr1l chancesCltkh crip and I found mysdftishingdiffcnm swims simplyfot a bir ofrierr h seen~ ruhcr poimlcss writingabout cxhaptu~ 2S I wa5

pnnrmuchdoingthestme as I hd been doingche plcious)Ormd lmmiddote liule ro add

llewinter of200304 I htd UM)tter

w2rcr chu I ybullJntlaquol to fih and spent nM))t ofmycime on thef( but I had middotow~d thJt the 200405 winrtT I wo1ld spend at the MngiQC and that my prq~rJtiom goingtOson right lt rhc beginningofthe 2004 SOSltgtIt in the $11nunerl had a txtJc

t() try which I haclnt lwud of anyone u~ing

before but I vlS sure it would wori and pty me back big-time C(Mne the fQI()Yting wintcr My Carp bnin wt$ back Oftcou trying tO find a different approampdl tO the nonn and I Wl$~~~rc my new pbn wooId wmc off

lt Wltl)difkult (or rnc lt~t the rime I wa) holding down a tbullllmiddotrime job ne lt1lkersof TrowcU butlllsoworkinglurd md looking at ffic possibiJit)Ofdedoping new bait oompany I had donequite a lot ofbltkbTOUnd work for a lotofdiffCrcnc tlcklecompanics Olltr the )UN a~wdl lt~s a wupleotbait oompanics but

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0 n t ~ E V )sye Y Jr 1n r )~ r shy r

l r

I guess midlifc nisi) time had lt~rrivcd llnd I wu wJntingtoget more hrndsoo with SMl([hing I aS

approching my lSth )~r in the tl(lde trnde longer at thetime-

thn n~stofthe big nruncs in thcarp mrkCt such2S ~lt NlSh Ctrdnct etc md reaU) fdt I could still offet thec-lt~rpwotld somethingofmy own lhiswlS the beginnings of~cst Baits Im muinly oocgoing to be tuming this into onebigadCIt but tt the time I Yti treading on quitedodgyground I wt~ sponsored and I ISempiO)-ed but I rtynmeh (de like I

ugointbchndCtf)Oncmiddot~bllcb I whnt ~ult

-~ (apMnglaquobullftcw I -~gotngcomd up

bull-1hltgt j rlvu o(len gthop so I Ct) mu-h wJntcd tolttp myoptlonopcn I he I) ing I h(l ugt do at the tunc I h11td

So middothaa middotu thispbn dut WltJJ gobullntc 10 ~nl IDC a ~ Uelm o(fith 1n cht bullinctt~ I Nd -OIlC

upmiddot~d the tckta ~middot cgtlh bt-lbut Ud hea orncd 11 out lhc bullnntCT oflOCHOS wouiJ hQ rnc ifffi) annch3ir thlaquo~rywould hitbull pfoducti~ md loUflhtAmiddothik~ I hltjCJ 11 QU)d be ~llC

gtimph-1 dooJtd1 10~ m)middot bullintttbart nghr from the ~utofthe ICtOn

and kai the ~upw1th n 11 thc v-~middot ehrtl~ the sumencr nMgtmhsbut foCYilKtuillyfish whh u S cM tunc tht AintCT pmlld came around the f1Jt bulluuld ~aun a lac ofthetwt and MW

tud J~R) KbOCI to)( amtJ My plm bull l to fish the Ummlaquo as US1al Hth mr panklc and boiliC ampJ~t~ but durilgcach baiting there bullJdhltWpko(lundfulofm) ~ bullmiddotUun bamp~~~ ~In0)0(-dctcmuncJ t~ milt the tmpcuion ofg 11 cut wuh one I lntc~l the li-h roc-u flkncyofit and gtt t0 findang ll Theball UO(il ror th1)Wh whU middot~ nltcuall~ pnseobr u1kd Ftvn) 1 namp ~barl mm itdJnc A~Ceualfy hrC ~ rumc md -~ )dloA tiop~~ltothc ltd oolour l

gavt 11 hen I rdchcJ bullt u one ofche~N lbits ~ampnfFmiddot ~chc IUIIC ~nu n i11 a -VInblurion oiMe bounanm ~ Mt C1CfiUIi oil ptte oneo bctk Ihr 1C~ton ~ndotfC chc 19HO) I knew eh~ luit ()~tkl be cltcn there l al~lutdyno nlaquoJ whllSO(middotcr eocot it out on dw tUh first1M~-ltmlx ~ to~oo~~ ~Il~1tld I flniCTUtll me11uun put IMO

u HIulJ be fincpMtdcJ I d1cfnt Olfnio them I tU~L to my plln u)Wmncr nc~ltr Jmttingin

a kM oftheTriAc hue al ~SputtinJt in a littlehie on t-ad- baiting alonf-th thtodd ctmngin MClgt not bnngft~

Ihe ltUnuncr wa lgam ~11middotkm1 to tnc with ((~toll tnOlaquo bi_g fiJ UMlllngm) WJ)bull I ht~W dcu1kJ quttca fcwc~gt~uns~ wontl1c thon~ hnr- txampliC~16nd at11tinwtlh 6th JliCT fih aticr fish be-l~wghtquucbonng to Sol) chc kbt

I ha~l~ (urther plul up mysltt110)lbly q~o~bulltc a ~sh pbn ~~ I ill kt )00 1non n ~~m 1 from fC ousseuorn on tht 01anpctt blaquounlt apptrmt thu the plKcshywouiJ hut UJgt for tc vCCks after the IClCS

lud ttrtcd to flltn cJonleSt I hlllt notked this on (Cfal ltLcs in the l~bl itist me kaICS

pollutt P ~elf fttl fOr a short cum N011bull dont get nKwnmg

I hampC caught ~b~ ~bngol 6~ ~hmnglt~Cry entlnth ofthe ~l_()n but in m)OIInun midmiddot OncOn through ~Mn~an btqubulltcan -m) nmcon then- I haddc~dw thn )Uf Iwould ~lo up tiohmgn 1n nud-Ocrobcr And let 1-crronedC kn~middotwh) - bc~o~u- it t~tw-~ fiJu sobU~ 11u l f~ikd to mcnt1on t~JnW--oncthe tMt dw I v u rbnningeo lt00gtltbod from Ovucnwru liob et h1nl durinschc 11mcoftflc ) o-ar (Juull Mwl l-tbrutt)) whlh tuproduclaquol dw k~t 1lllllJnofOjKUt In allth( ~blaquofU~ ~tJI)

I tullJibo nomOlttW)~dw lex of

angkl rtll ~good oti)Cy ~Nu~w1nrerJimlng -when 1t boiJ~ ton c~middot tokutc rwo 01duttblanl~ thm $((1111 (0 Mdt ~ wml thc hgtl~ingP~ Ifth~ sa 1 roupk oftiJi tlugtu thltn iloQmttimcs thq tarryon lt1 littk longer but tfdC) lrtblanking1nd lto((inghuiC Ct~ aught ntooiC wouldlaquomttrdrpCnpaol 1C Ill I fdr h lcllCd~ot pb~ -Uonc through th111 p4r1od chcn I lo wldnt be aMmg tothe probl-m JKuld Iget luly Md catch Jo fih whih wouM 1gtur theothtn on Sclli~ I know but I had 1 bull summermiddot wed behind and Jas dcmmd 10 pbn~

Duringthe wuun chc rot~ mlgt~middot so m)middotonc h ftteeo fih vi~n th~middot woot I he Mtngro~ int rnrnn-c ac aroulll 13 ~btu 1t tb1genough bulllthonly~~ vnsconulc-n UYdaiclt COp IICU lM fLh tfacoupk ofCKhtt-Pmll

(If I middotJontlaquoi fO ~lld t~ nUlllliUItl thJn((O(

t-ctting ()11 the fih 10lt the um~ didnt Ccn te-ll mydose fnrnd vhu I a) pltnrungon dotng

Mid-OnobnonbullMbullraquo~~to bem b mpl crnml rm-ltroa rodeh chc winter ba1t un n Rcwh~A 201h Sltwcommon UJd a 28lb (mmon lhlt wu ali i necletl to~They we~ dcfuhtd) on tht ~~L NOoJobullc~nt thtdifficult Jlgtlll of-nOt 6shuIJcrtcknoinlaquo~ middot~ontht boa SOOIanJ pcupcr andbull ooiJ PC u a U(Jn chcy saw 1c

I then bidc1 my tunc for t(w wttks 6shinjt JOtlwbd and ~ub ~1y mind Wl nn the Mu5f0T~- k bull-udamplt to not dunL about those tih 1hu W Ihd JofICCCfthlntt 1ctM1Id thinkolh)ICk chc olbullh ul my ampOur tOr camptchirpoundd~MC fiJ throughJuiUU) And FcbnUI)middot

lht -~~Ovistnu_ I wuJd hew IC

ooloosltrl hod ~0boct 10 bull qubulll tl OWIOil 10 tl) m utch t~)(lfl Chn1 nus ~~ Out o(~l u middotbullA1Am ~nd uno the fmkt~dt1 lmJ R001~r fCr thetAmiddoto-hom JmCvC)tVImiddotatd 111 lft-ucmpc to~lltt updc~4 ~6N I~

lt looked nthltTmllnvttlllg iwn I ltlmCd with iiCrongpk-fOKtirJ~nunpy blovngpoundrom Cltl)dtrmionllooltd the losbookwhen I unCd ~nd uw ch-At onl) fi~ had been aucJ1c dunns thtluc u bull--cLIc lootrohLc ~middot pbn coktcp hidnc dl A bdonrk ~

I xO up ohlt bonl bdundohlt Hp Sim CO~~ lnOIiiCftkftt JnoltiCOII dwshy~~con-~~ mnuJ~Yamp1ht HJShSun chconl vn vu ampIIC aWeco ~~ up l)ft nebanL 1anoc MCn an)VIIC

diedo chubull bot 1t nuJlt SCIlie ro n-c tch the folibullo8the I couldMe d-c lak frum cht bnk ~ I Cl tlp

on d( bmll otdcl up spendingdw ~b) fnhlng ruhcr poorfymiddotrhc wintlwu n-Jil) blustery and Iroul~lllt un~nc j)OUlrtg~n) fish soby lun(hctm( l found nl)tlf wnh In) 1eld buried m 1 book At kJ~o1 I lI)N on the~ ruht1 th1n cbnngolfco tk JUbf01 ~ mtampl u lurkhhnK u Iuwullmiddotdid

~middot thcUtne the- datl ~todnlaquond0lt1

theSluopJutCrounualaquo I 1-Cgt1(a lm ol a bdvpm oa-nbklJt I had ~~middot m rm head hunot n dwboolc r~ dun

~lWohlt~Pmllt( GJ Inudlt a cupotenp OIIC ofthebvry andC1TJK out co thefOd utd ~ dwtf tlJull 1 fih toW Cup olc~Ca tint~ lkl du~ dluld uufy wcung bulln I 1111~ Jlhl thtnLnibutt nunngco

thebilt) for 1noc-her read when I ~ncd one Absolulaquoly ~middothm nltir whltrc I wt~c~ung bu~ I spottCdonut ltX1rctll( unsc trt~~t m lmc -ch the liigh S-iml quidfy nd ln a rod and Inbunch lOo-iKTc-ncu Cllbring)l)ltoi

for CCI)CCJICUlli~ I bullvund bad I tooloff ohlt)OOIlaquoISlb I ndput bull opooJ(IOJb with~~ruchn1 k ~ dA ne1 tttaSC inftbluvrr) bull lI dtJnmiddotc 1laquoat

bnd botkncllll laquo bullu1n lhc n~ dutttiOtl and ~ dw bllul cholJnl

d()wnon furd ~~)(le I mu admh to hdng ~ruh(

shocked t thi~the bullkit ktd I 1a~l hb_wlout imo dtc ltluLn gthould hl(l Joll~ lmole I haC 2 method o(JoY-mg tll(kad tht lniJmcnt

theyht the Wl~ltf iebypullmgcht rod blolMld

loawingthe laddo-1 ruhtr thlnbur)Sn andbrcabngthu~nhscrubull

I GCin~~ I ndgtc I bull ltdoeltbqlt ~Ml mussd h~i lud doTi upon ttOf I hiri~bofKhrrmiddot~a~middot ~JI ac bM I no-middothad onr in the lfw wn oi~

1000 ohlt ~dr ugtd Ibull rodar~ pl tu mtwbafl c vrt(or 200 pm I bullas ruhn dt~lntcJ tfur lJ dw plaiU I had madlt fOr chh tnter bullhen wdJcnl)middotmiddot

tl1( Odkimchlrpeltl into hfc and o~ormySiuun eh(Shlaquopbobbins loolclltk hC wa dtollflbullntto thlt dcdc Cot 2 bir ofa fttd In ~~ u1~1nc I l~on theetie and bmt lnto 2 ~hnpound10 craquop 1ht fi~t lliMt Ofll for~ bur nmluall)bull the frtt Stbullnl HoS ood nd 553000 dlaquogtmbo dld chnc ~ JUS as the) had iOJnan) IUIIIa bdott ~ lbullmiddotukdanga along muTltW m~ bfc wl AI 21IJ1t bull-u hoprtullydwSQR o(mCO romt

~-~come

~ adiftirmcc a fbh rnalo I dro~oc baoL honx fut t~ r befOre utl fcdtn~ quite contcncc-J llh my~lf lhubricf pCrioJ ofwcuUI)middot fuh ingruha thJn rc~imga bool had

~hown ll)( wh(lC theyWt1t tnd I J~ able tOdo somechingabout it I fdt I h~i caught dllt one rl~hCrdun itCltch itself0ocr 1 big bed ofhut BigltSSOns lc-vncd

1~t uipbulluFmW) JuIC nnn 1laquo11 JWYicWutgthothcmlaboul tdd~d Nrtmiddot Y= Alitt ohltapmod I Jiv qw((llaquon eoga bxlto MJmC wn Cl(~~~middot Ruthbull-aso(2 surubr opuuon md lilTfound ~0 nbedd~rmdn~-~ ibrmdadWU tn fOrwn_ oltlod ~

k bullaK oKand IIUOtnl ~nro~

kmkon Rtkofoolflaquo tnadttodrinL orbull the bullJ~ rhcrt bull lnd ol[ It llUlCanifl ldc dttbullflclk -ortd~ll~ilaquop Noun on the rltraquoJ noone )(t one thingwhich nally1 id surpcisc me was

W total twk o(policcnr l would haf thought llicrall the ~-ious~u-gSOJngotfnto the

cod dgtltyld middotbccn-1)~plxcd CO pull 0ott ~MCwho mightJUC nU driving home Ah wdl n04 Yproblem

I bull theK u the rbn~nwc md tlunsouc the fint rod utheeasccm 4middot swttd to lbullputnl middot~ vnamplaquoJ eofind Cn~ft 8uWbeYtal up m the Sultun Mouth when lutwcd l thltMt 1U)

theonty01Cwfio wbnc horhercd lttbout New lW cdcbr~tRIM

nc bull-nJ -~zwfulandalongwuh he)middot run too lnllcondoonwcmiddotmit qtalRh JlltbUX u the)middot coultl ha~ bccn1hc rod pods bkbull 0middoter dcsplu me hrYing them INJpcd down 01n~l tlec I tudto~ ill (OW ~ inCbC I hMJ d~ lthlt bldwmttthe pod d~ I did M Ldropbd ontll( rodbuc I (aLN to

l t J j

ronnc with an~1h1ngl guess thc wmd could havehmu1eOO the kad frtt from the jh

AmongUI the-chJO I wu rtWlrdlaquoJ with a 19lb I-tot mirroc 1~middot --mlaquod thc Nat - it bullraquo

up tO nkto bank the dancnu

l)llr ) pound~trKt

~NNJW)lJuljdNJtltJ 2005 i_ JOuafirhlli~ GJnvtJTtm

rrrmJIlt-wnsI crwuuU~ IZIIlJrt

Mflmg tl1s uJh~tl~hgiJt ~com- JJI14nt~ middotJtltIlllaquoblAckslbullindllJIJvHismll2bulllltrmrs ~ ry I luttJ14111tfN14H11 bull tkrtttiJnJ~uai1~txt- x-~-JIJ tlxfrJwwl rw~~u~~laquojfKhJbullfiwJfWIItmMJibnY dulm(__ tl~lwwr~ tlx wintltlumprtl tl~emdJ OJI tl~tduklfqth1m

llw~ofAUIt(f CMJUI I haJ the mNilio(~bullng In)Kifto dou oHtoo(~middot

the- nbullglu before I -ntuallrda)l~n tamc and wnh 1t the

cw-11fonofbeing~ to1laquomore I ~ them ~M IO(Xh- Jnd lit IUXhmlbullaHntO~ bigtih le held it~o- 11 out in the-b~ ttgtt long whale hcfQrcliun~ tO mykft I J1CW wfat Uwl)

bQIJto tvwrnbullJlllt willollbull ~ fllkn to m~ kft and thtatpbulla hadmghrhu111 dwl pumped Junl I don md golt td moxh

liltJ Icould hOJ)Ing it woullml 1f but ~uddcnly clu1holfible jcrl)gtlling~n(lt ion

r

~oJInlt up thc lbullnc umy linc tutcd to pull tluOIgh the ur~o~l(tllltttbnlkhu ~oon it wh IC)Iid juSt prd away l hxt a )l)tt with me in the imbot in lhN-rouampfl cond1tcMU I wu mM ~ tOamptt in tt I wuin~Sl~cUtwtion lhcRwmiddot~ no 111) I illtlSglt)lftgtO get m thcbou wuhout intOnnlnt_)()Jtwonc I tlt-leph-oned Crlig tOSlaquoifhc bull-ouki OOIIlt and gimiddotc- me som~ 41~JllKI an QC~-rlut11on11 bullIOIlgshy

(r~tumn upandd-1 Ibull ~ Ln donned I got into the boilt ~nd nudc my) to thesnagl hAnd-linOO btu ~uu ltlnt fed tll) thi11gon th-e cml Ic~fullydM the o~rdown the lineand could kd lthltlod JW rd )~ the md Im ccnoun cht fish Nd tnt~ thc hoof_ I muuJty I t-oot eh rbullgback w1thwc thecarp

Amu ingly whilstcbmbc-ring bKk on the bnuds 1~ 1ht 1twlcrknoc on anochcr ftd ~~mt ooUOngbullJHhc -md I didnt hcu the- Wnn A (ommon otaround 1b--L~ thc ~1lprit NOC muh ofa consoltuon but cup nuncthcl~ anll n around I h qunc a ru~onc lorlhc~~nc

I ki tOOn attW 1hccondJtJOnsmiddot~ mtlngit nchcr unplc-wnt 11nd lhu lttill go fi~hing for pkturt

JM1W1 l lch I wtS ~l f(lr a~-dar-only lo(11010 bull-hich lolIUJ mean fuw nounmiddot dr Orhoon hlhliIS- ~h tUc bullu-c 211 romng dt)iight oo-1n and ifl )fOj)jC1 Jomg thc n1ghb I coull fij cwrywlaquok Dolng the- nijht

wu counj middot~halfa do~yotfclr tOIIO bullnggtAttl hcutc ofw(l(l ((lfllnliUIcIU

lthCMtgJu lmubullt br m~ltbull I -a tltf(Ot the fiN olmy dnmiddot-cgtn~ (-tnfh hue l)) thr end ofa ut ~middot JtCT lnwns 1 ltllbCClmmlgtnAt ahc nn then tnlirMiro~tbullt bullbullth ti ~ Oih b ISlb 161b8ol 3SJbltN MM~~ Icc tomiddot JObulln dwJifmOOA I ampofc prmy eh d

The lIClt d-onh- -on uo2 06 J6craquobull rltrJI~poundcgt--bull this nmt thelucone haJ ken t ~ommon) ThciltJi~ -ul~ ~-olf lo(t( (1 I(C ~~able and ~ kbullbulltC-tcnn aprlt~lllllbullll ofdk but 1thout

ung 11 6 ~Ion~ 1htlmN ptt(KI o(tunc lot

wortngmltlotf chu1 I tt~dl( 1 hwc hoped I ronnnC1 111 IcbtUU) lnd bulltbullllcht fih cunc

lSOl comnMnl()(l ~flfnrnon JOISn11rrorl would l1~ eo -Y dwbullc Jtcht ~llft tintbull~d nght through co the cod of thr~loiQn btt bull hcUch iqalt(tw nushysudJrnly unthk w fih for fht fllllbullw tnj lcw wttL~ Hnj aJ tht ~middotlAterfdJ an the ~(lude-~

~C1JCUt11Cifh h 11 _

ltMTthe) the 1~-cluJ pmducN

~ J ~lt- pmodcfut MIJ nrc-rbulllbulldcfint(ltl m laquo~ne m chm- 1hclgtt~f cttm tntMJuttnnofhlu ~ been 1 Id~ I J lul1n the bkL ofm~ mmod tOr some- time but MrHth ma~middot otherdtmp in liti I hl-1111-r~lC trounod todoingm~thiJS abom it lt(fttinl)middot rhot1gtiIIOfn 10W on trostof

myb~wngon my 1(Cf willlnrorrorue brt or UointttbJit JUlill in11)( bull

lt 11lt1) often a Nnlrohht(lanltlh ~ the

bnptdunnsthrv-mcr rnonth but ll lt=-dlongJonl) 6un~ohltob)yenbull J ohlt galolnd lhcodJ ~bullc Mllfm-J b noc of~ ~~--utmofttfunbc~lhoc~ 1cpitclilcftihincthccL~ mcft

cantr1tan a b odiOn JniJOUIolbNc ~ timcsofchcnigtr monuT~thccatd rradbnga Ionpounddnunrlt but bull hm U bull ua tu_ IIOfthwfuk 11-~nb ampnJ )OU hlcdtlnc-~dunt )OU aneo )(XL cflltodJ m )OUrftoor then chn cROn is ccruinl) rntdc wo~ttlc

Thesum1nrroflOO~~ l~rktall) 11 m ten oROr me lishir8-i~ I wa-orL111~claquo) hoor possibk ~-toingblgrounll loUrk tOIo ml lm W~ COCentull l)br01nc )m(WU a ~1)1 Ulit3oJ

bull-uKillholdingdtwt--n a 9QOlOO)Ohamp alltn h Nd da-idtdto~ chc klffrom 2~ -cln

ol~~-mcnrtnco~unlntMnbullodJ olwocbns Ormxli llnr I bulluufdnc ~ much chullaquo eofiih thn)tJt but httk Jld I redisc hew link opportwut I -IJ ~et oCt

tbcnatb ~can muau)ttlt nHmbcrnfcht tltrtlllt t1)r t

fiuchcr thrn ~middot-uloo btn hlhll) rnJIUiinl tn fih dOC pbc I had lHrolnt bulllnjltdurin~chi tunc and with~oompktltb-L ollo~middot lttlaquo I wt~

a

unabl- CO-lt~ OC to this mapc31 place Ock coullytook0ct my l(c 1nd J thtN

CCf)-hinginto thisdut Jpclibulliblgt (oul~l 8) ltqgtingtn) bnin touD) ~ tn eh and I didnt nockcthe fan thtt I wa turdJ p-cu~_-

hnillyin lOOS Ickadcd not eo rcnroa bdd_lhbbullb ampn1~ Jurd dro~ CO nWclbull1~ ~-2Ear bit~~ fof caclnbull bur bull1 urubk eo~moMwumdoc tohe~ dogo--ncrl hMl chcJurh1 I bullOUIJbr a M-51 membe-r for the- me ofm lrt( buc du ltmiddot ~mwions tnd circurnsunc~eS lnOoc un

Thh )ltM I tdl~ hlmiddotc gOt mbull fi)unat~aJ bul on I h1w otnoed a Jtt1 hne Rronl my ~tilf)middot can oornr wi1h me and tt cno~bkd 1k w ge-t toully fotu~ on my fiung gam 1M lhl

surnbullnd hlS beltn a glaquolt ortc for mr hhln~ wi~~- bucthi~ h obviCl-ubullly 1nochcr ~wry llr

an~hltr umr ) I fl1 1~1 hklt w

finh thi~o~ne d a mobraquot chmk )OU

CO1 inl J0r21~1~ nlteo J(lltn 1n lhc rinc pbc e~GbullJc r nJ fOr nulsnfteh An

tailahktnd ~td) noc ~Mft the ftltoC

ofthe-tyndtatrbull-ho nuck~ lilhJ ac the ~~C~aplawnbk~clhc fiu1on theMmgrorc- i1 IIIC into r-oMU

ltld I oukt ~ruggk toput ~~ lxnct mu mcmba1 dun those t hold on OUN lho~nL tub t ~I plarx o~nd cimt in my lit( muk co-m bcncrbyall ofyouUtOOugh I ht1 tu bull1bull

thewinte-r I htt just wnnrn aboutr-kh 101~ I pr1ycd chat noneof)Otbull v-oulltl he the~

lk-$1 c~h~ se