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 I write this piece at the tail end of May after one of the hardest winters sport I have ever had the displeasure of participating in. Savagely cold temperatures, what seemed like endless snow, frozen lakes and, most annoyingly, lethargic fish unwilling to feed in their almost dormant state. My usual successes catching toothy predators replaced by a multitude of blanks interspersed by occasional fish. My best fish of the winter was a zander of 15lb 4oz from the South Lagoon. Well, I say winter but it was the tail end of October if I am honest. A smattering of pike to mid-double figures, an equal smattering of small zander and several chub made the chill slightly more bearable on some of the harshest days but this is one winter I am glad to see the back of. I like to set myself goals each season to keep me keen and having nailed my zander target I was able to spend more time chasing the chub and pike but I failed to catch my targets so they will have to wait til next winter for now. So now I turn my attention to the traditional warmer weather species. My targets…