Redmire pool

Redmire Pool is near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England.At only 3 acres in size it is considered the home of carp angling by industry experts,[1] The earliest sign of its potential was unveiled on October 3, 1951 when a British record carp of 31.25 lb (14.17 kg) was caught by Bob Richards. The water was made famous by Richard Walker who caught a British record carp, weighing 44 lb (20 kg), overnight on 13 September 1952. The fish, a common carp, was transferred to London Zoo. She was initially given the name Ravioli by Walker and named Clarissa by the staff of London Zoo..[2]

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 1600's, 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 a bid to combat the extensive weed in the pool. These fish since known as ‘Leneys’ along with the Redmire stockings and stockings he carried out elsewhere around mainly Southern England have produced most of the known big Carp in England today.[3]

Redmire features in the BBC2 angling series A Passion for Angling.

References

  1. ↑ Redmire Pool: The home of carp fishing
  2. ↑ Elliott, Keith (2004-11-07). "Clarissa, ruler of London's underworld". Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
  3. ↑ History of Redmire Pool

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Coordinates: 51°53′38″N 2°39′58″W / 51.894°N 2.666°W