...It was mid August 2004, I had phoned John (now Dept Head Bailiff of Stilly) to see if he fancied a night or 2 down at Stillwater . As john hadn’t fished stilly for a while he was more than happy to accompany me for a two nighter!

We arrived on the Tuesday, had a look round, it was fairly quiet, we didn’t see much so decided on 2 swims on the far bank of the back lake. Swim choice was based on the fact that this was where I’d had the common from on my first visit a few years prior. I thought if they’ve fed there once, they’ll feed there again! It was also the first place that gets the sun in the morning: Great for topping up the tan if the fish weren’t up for a feed!

To cut a long story short, I was lucky enough to have a take during the first night which resulted in a lovely upper double common gracing my mat! “Good start” I thought.

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