Boating Lake Roach - Episode 1 Reeling Back The Years at Wanstead Park

To kick off this brand new fishing series on Fishing Tail Films called ‘Reeling Back The Years’ I go back to the mid 1970s for my first fishing story that took place on the boating lake at Wanstead Park. Also known as Perch Ponds, the lake stocked some very nice roach and on a very cold Winter’s day in December I had my first real quality session catching mint plump Roach on a bait that I found bagged up by the old oak tree. With 90% of the lake iced over I managed to find a swim to fish and although not expecting too much after a nearly 5 mile walk from my home to the lake, it turned out to be a day not to be forgotten. I hope you enjoy this first episode called Boating Lake Roach.