Redmire Pool
The record was beaten by another Redmire fish when, on 16 June 1980, Chris Yates caught the then record UK carp of 51.5 lb (23.4 kg). The fish, a linear mirror carp, was actually caught on a split cane rod that Richard Walker had made in 1955. Current and previous UK angling records can be found at Rod Caught Fish Records UK.
The pool probably dates from the 1600s, but the carp fishing interest began in 1934 when the then owners of the estate instructed a fish supplier by the name of Donald Leney to stock the pool with 50 small carp (5.5–8 in, 14–20 cm) in a bid to combat the extensive weed in the pool. Stocking of these fish, since known as "Leneys", at Redmire and elsewhere around mainly southern England have produced most of the known big carp in England.
Redmire features in the BBC2 angling series A Passion for Angling.
The pool is part of the 120-acre (49 ha) Bernithan Court estate which was sold to new owners in 2019. The fishing on the pool was the estate's main source of income.
References
- ^ Redmire Pool: The home of carp fishing Archived 2012-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Famous animals - Clarissa the Carp". Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Redmire Pool for sale – Chris Yates speaks about its past and future". Anglers Mail. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "A Passion for Angling (1993– ) Episode List". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Redmire Pool has been sold". Carpfeed. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "REDMIRE: Fishing to continue, for now". Carpfeed. Retrieved 20 March 2020.