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Page THE HERALD Wednesday June 14 1989 Just with ol Grady and the gang lrn Phantoms Len John said with a serious face Phantoms and fairies and figments of fertile imagination There are no fish in this lake simply phantoms he continued as he plunked down his tackle box and began preparing his line for battle Oh by the way this is Grady Len She loves fishing as much a you do and shes a fine too Woof said Grady with a friendly openmouthed smile so typical of tiny terriers Although she was an older dog human years to be exact she was as ex cited and playful as a puppy and she was to enact a very significant role on this day possibly the most embarrassing occasion of my fishing career Now big John Minns who resembles Larry Csonka the ol running back with those powerhouse Miami Dolphin teams of the seventies tied on a So hows the fishing today John boomed Well its been well sort of Ruff interjected Grady with another smile Yeah thats right Grady Its been rough No fish No follows but well get em One of us will get a fish today for sure panted Grady in a chuckling sort of way Then youll believe me I con tinued I know that theres a big pike out there with my name on it Just wait Ive been here since Ruff interrupted Grady and I smiled too this tune Its only six am now Give it a chance I implored Ho ho roared John Hhehh panted our companion Well I could tell that my part ners on this day sensed that I was only putting on a brave front for the fans We were fishing that peculiar little piece of paradise called Fairy Lake thats right Fairy Lake in Acton probably on ly minutes from where you live yep Fairy Lake with Prospect Park and its baseball diamonds running track picnic benches playground for the kids and a sur rounding body of water that looks to be crawling with fishy critters especially in the calm conditions of dim daybreak The only problem with Fairy Lake for me is that all too often the fish seem to be well Phantoms Len Phantoms and ghosts and goblins and legends of great but really there are no fish in this lake I cant believeyoudeventry Hhehh chipped in Grady Listen John uh you too Grady my son whos only three years old caught a nice chunky little pike last week right here on a simple hook and worm and I keep about eight to ten pounders Where are they then Hey Grady show him how wed get that fish Wroomm How would we treat that big bad pike Grady Ruff Ruff barked the little terrier now running back and forth on the shoreline unable to contain her excitement Good girl Grady Hey look Grady Theres a motorcycle a biker Say hi to the biker How do we talk to bikers Grady Ruff Ruff Grrr A biker once hit Grady She hates em all ever since ex plained John Hey I protested Some of my best friends are bikers you know Hhehh Hhehh As you can gather by now I was certainly going to have to try very hard to convince this cast of characters about the merits of Fairy Lake And as the day progressed the problems compounded It was col der than usual only a few degrees above freezing and cold fronts always mean slow fiBhlng especially when accompanied by the high blue sky so cherished by the weatherman It was windy with gusts from the north Remember the adage- wind from the north venture not forth The phase of the moon was all wrong and that celestial body sat perched in quarter phase to give testament to the fact and above all ac cording to John I hadnt consulted the solunar tables for peak periods of fish activity So I fished my and my spoons and spinnerbaits and I tossed out tried and true hook and worm trick I plied the deep water near the wading pool and the shallows and lily pads to the north all to no PETER DELLIO LAST WEEK FINANCING OVER JUNE 17th BUICK CADILLAC QUEEN ST BRAMPTON 4590126 avail John wandered down the shoreline with Grady seeming more intent on games than angl ing I resigned myself to the scoreless morning sighed and began packing my equipment Suddenly from an unseen distance away John let out a loud roar Ho Ho Ho I dont 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