Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 198
PAUL BENNETT
STEVE
BRIGGS
t h ey could be in for someth i n g s p e c i al !
I n closing
Of course this feature o n ly re al ly s c ra tc h e s t h e s urfa c e
o f French river carping. A f te r a ll t h es e ye a rs t h e re i s s t i l l
re latively little known abo u t a ny o f t he r ive rs m ent i o n e d , l e t
a l one the lesser-known on e s . B ut wh at i s fo r s u re is t h a t t h e
r ivers do hold literally sta c ks o f c ar p fo r a nyo n e wh o h a s t h e
p i oneering spirit to go an d f i n d . I t re q ui re s a b i t o f wo rk a n d
t h e fishing itself might no t b e e asy b u t wh o wo u l d n’ t wa n t a
b i g carp from one of thos e rive r s o n th e i r CV? T h e r ive rs a re
r i ghtly called the final fro n t i e rs a s t hey a re s t i l l ve ry m u c h
u n der-fished and yet we a ll k n ow t h at t h ey h o l d c a rp t h a t we
c a n only dream of holdin g . Pe rh ap s th e re w i l l c o m e a t i me
when rivers become the ma i n ta rg e t a n d mo re b e c o m e s k n ow n
a b out those waters and wh at t h ey ho ld . B u t u n ti l t h en t h ey
w i ll remain the mysterio u s f l ow i n g wa te rways t h a t hi d e s o
m any secrets and so many b i g f i s h!
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