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   Yes Rob  I knew them and use to fish them but we used to fish the old Lea that had been diverted along side the King George reservoir that used to be teeming with big barbel running the gauntlet of waterboard officials with their guard dogs...I Used to catch the 205 double decker bust from the top of Kingshead hill that ran from Chingford station to Chesunt those were the days of greenhouses growing tomatos and believe it or not grapes, when I lived in Australia I was suprised to see a grape box with Waltham x stamped on it and that bought back memories of my youth. keith

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AGILIS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1689	Post Options Post Reply Quote AGILIS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 2012 at 7:14pm
	Yes Rob I knew them and use to fish them but we used to fish the old Lea that had been diverted along side the King George reservoir that used to be teeming with big barbel running the gauntlet of waterboard officials with their guard dogs...I Used to catch the 205 double decker bust from the top of Kingshead hill that ran from Chingford station to Chesunt those were the days of greenhouses growing tomatos and believe it or not grapes, when I lived in Australia I was suprised to see a grape box with Waltham x stamped on it and that bought back memories of my youth. keith
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Robert V Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1264	Post Options Post Reply Quote Robert V Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2012 at 10:12am
	Hi Keith, yes, believe it or not I used to have an old photo of a smallish barbel that I caught in the pits! Someone must have caught the thing in the river along side (as you say there were some big barbel in there) and put it in the pits as a "joke". I certainly had a surprise when I pulled it in. I don't know how long it lived for in there and if indeed it is still in there, but I must be the only bloke in the uk to have caught a still water barbel hahaha. R
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Robert V Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1264	Post Options Post Reply Quote Robert V Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 May 2012 at 6:16pm
	Keith, did you, in the your travels with George mallenoir ever take your self over Rushey Plain? I think you probably did, I know George did because Roy told me he did. Just go to habitat loss bit in method and management and see what they have done. Positively shocking. R
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