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    Nov 11, 2021 6 minutes

    HO, HO, HO. It’s Christmas. And it is semi-incumbent on me to be jolly. I certainly don’t feel jolly as I write this, with the nights drawing in, fishing season over and no imminent shooting dates in my diary. But upbeat on your behalf I will be. Many moons ago, some wise columnist wrote that the perfect present is something that you would really like to have but would not buy for yourself. I like that definition. Of course, giving is also said to be far better than receiving, but to hell with that: I’m looking forward to unwrapping a joint birthday and Christmas present that my daughter has snaffled for me.

    Back in the early autumn, I was passing Robjent’s in Stockbridge (fishing kit suppliers , as many of you will know) and, having stocked up on its ‘finest’ flies – especially its Robjent’s Daddy, unlike any Daddy on the water, but the trout don’t seem to have twigged that –

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