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    MAKING MAGIC AT NEWTON

    May 31, 2021 4 minutes
    Words and
    photography by
    TOM ENGLAND

    WITH THE SMOOTHHOUNDS now back inshore it reminds me how last summer was a particularly prolific season for this popular shark species in South Wales and how I was fortunate enough to be part of some amazing action.

    My aim had been to beat my personal best as well as catching a big ray. One particular session at Newton Point, which is at Porthcawl, turned out to be one of the most memorable I may have in my life.

    I’m normally lucky because the hounds turn up just when my college term ends and I can go straight to my caravan, which is a two-minute

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