The Midlands Mission: Species Hunting with Jack Perks
The Midlands Mission Species Hunting with Jack Perks & Leigh Clifton For a few months myself, and the one-and-only 'fish twitcher' , Jack Perks, had been planning a species hunting trip in his neck of the woods, Nottingham. Quite frankly, Jack had been overstaying his welcome on several occasions when he'd come to crash at mine in Cornwall; drinking my rum, scoffing our pasties, and ravishing our women—admittedly, I seldom got time off work, so I can only assume this is what went on 9–5. It was Jack's turn this time, and luckily, I was only interested in the fishing! The (rather insane) plan was, to catch a 13-hour, overnight coach in mid-Cornwall with 2 changes, after work on Tuesday; I don't drive myself, so this probably screamed desperation to catch a few fish to you, reader... I know, I know; that can't actually be the case — but I assure you it is. We had planned all manner of fishing, so in a successful effort to be compact, and a fruitless one...