European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps photos by Meridith Winder Geoff Clarke holds a Carp he caught Newland Hall Lake in Helms Ford about 20 Miles Northeast of London. Clarke returned the fish to the Pond. At left Leff Binns wheels a cart filled with gear to the fishing site. I the Happy hookers and the women left behind by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau / my husband s quest to catch a Zander has left me a what i Call a Quot fishing  \. All you other wives married to avid Angler can relate to this passion for the Rod and reel. I guess i should have realized Early on in our relationship just How deeply this Passon of . S ran when he arrived about three hours late a peace offering of Flowers in hand for one of our first dates. All because the Man loses sense of time when he s trying to reel in the big one. Now after a few years i m at the Point where i can expect that most of his weekends during fishing season will be spent on riverbanks or Lakeside. Our 4-year-old daughter jewel was a Little quicker to learn. When she spotted the tackle Box and Rod next to the door on the morning that fishing season opened this year she just rolled her eyes and asked Quot daddy is going fishing again Quot Here in England we Only get a three month reprieve from . S frequent jaunts to the fishing Waters since the season runs from mid june to mid March. One fish d. Loves to pursue is Walleye. And that Zander is the closest thing to a Walleye found in the British Rivers. Now it s become his obsession to catch one after having gone through Walleye withdrawals for the past three years since we left the states. He finds it almost sacrilegious that British anglers leave the Zanders to die on the River Banks because they Don t appreciate the Quot Good eating fish a As . Calls them. Anytime do. Can sneak in a few hours of fishing he will. When we lived in the states and he would announce that he was just taking what should be a Quick Jaunt to the store for a few items he d also add a Side trip to the Riverbank running through town. When we went Home on leave last year he scheduled All sorts of fishing Days and was in seventh heaven because he was catching that Walleye. . Started prepping for this year s quest a few weeks before fishing season opened. He started giving almost daily Oral reminders. He started thumbing through Cabela s More frequently enthralled with this year s lineup of spinners and other fishermen Type stuff. Cabela a a fishing and outdoor gear Type Catalon is to . What a sear s Christmas Catalon is to a kid he prepared his tackle Box. And As soon As the season opened he was gone. To those who suggest i accompany . On these trips i d have to reply i be tried. He usually dissuade me from joining him. It s nothing personal it s just that he thinks i m a bit of a spoilsport because i la want to head Home after a few hours of what amounts to boredom to me. To him those few hours Are just a Start on prime fishing time. So unless i suddenly develop a great love for fishing i la stick to accepting my lot As a fishing widow listening to tales of How the big one got away. Ronnie Mcqueen selects a float Hook and the rest of the rigging for his line. August 15, 1991 strips Magazine