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Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:03 am
by Ian.R.McDonald
Early 70s fishing the 36inch inflow pipe- 2 oz lead bouncing round in the flow.
Green SS glass rods and the all metal efgeeco specimen landing net was a heavy load on the 2 mile walk
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:06 pm
by Cat
Lovely photo...it captures so much.
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:33 pm
by Tizer
Love it, we might have been on there the same time as you, we used to wade across the old Lea and climb up the bank, loverly photo,thanks
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:37 pm
by Tizer
Must admit thou, it does look like the King George ressie, you must have been on there as well.
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:05 pm
by Ian.R.McDonald
Tizer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:37 pm
Must admit thou, it does look like the King George ressie, you must have been on there as well.
no just Lockwood.
we were amongst the first onto W Warwick- 200 + carp doubles stocked totally unfished. Suddenly I realised what being Gibbinson or Hutchinson was like. I had a proper ticket but made the totally stupid choice of crossing 6 train lines to save a one mile walk- crazy , glad to be typing this
I wonder if the feed pipe came from KG to Lockwood?
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:31 pm
by Fredline
A great picture, the pike is not bad either.
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:15 pm
by Tizer
Ah, So you came in from the Lower Manard way, we were right up the other end, We fished one of them on the other side of the road , if I remember right,it was full of silver bream,Only went on the William Girling once and had a 23lb pike, we had so much choice in the Lea Valley, them Walthamstow ressies are still all there yet you never hear anything about them ,weird
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:22 pm
by Penninelad
I still use my 42" Efgeeco Specimen net!
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:01 pm
by Ian.R.McDonald
Penninelad wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:22 pm
I still use my 42" Efgeeco Specimen net!
you are stronger than me! I still have the mark on my hand after my mistake of trying to get the arms into the spreader without loosening things- but I was attached to a carp- and that was a very rare thing back then
Re: Lockwood reservoir Walthamstow
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:05 pm
by Ian.R.McDonald
Tizer wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:15 pm
Ah, So you came in from the Lower Manard way, we were right up the other end, We fished one of them on the other side of the road , if I remember right,it was full of silver bream,Only went on the William Girling once and had a 23lb pike, we had so much choice in the Lea Valley, them Walthamstow ressies are still all there yet you never hear anything about them ,weird
I think the dreadful current tv carp fishing programmes dont bother to weigh anything under 30 are at the centre.
we are lucky to have this sensible forum