The Dark and Poaching !!!!!!!
Many moons ago whilst in the scouts we went down to Exmoor on a camping trip, It was agreed that as we had all taken our fishing gear with us we would go and try out Poaching for sea trout and Salmon at night.

Not far from our camp site was a river, that over the mists of time I have forgotten the name of, that was a Private fishing river.

We set out late at night to go on for our illicit fishing trip, not realising quite how dark it could get on Exmoor.

After about 1/2 an hour of absolute boredom all of a sudden this massive bright light was switched on illuminating night like day !!!!!!

I droppped the rod in the water and legged it, after cowering under a bridge for a while I suddenly realised that the "Searchlight" was actually a full MOON...........Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Never did get my rod back but lost my fear of the night/dark after that!!

I was probably 12-13 years old at the time.
(ebagumsidog, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 18:19, Reply)