Now for those of you that aren’t avid fishermen, you wouldn’t really be that bothered about the death of a monster fish, but for anyone that has caught this absolute beauty, you may be a little bit shocked to hear that a carp thought to be one of the UK’s biggest freshwater fish was found floating dead in a Kent lake.
“Two-Tone” as it was known to anglers weighed in at a whopping 67lbs 14oz and was found floating on the surface of Conningbrook Lake in Ashford. He was thought to have been around 40–45 years old and has been caught a number of different times by various anglers. You may be thinking; “Why is a fish called Two-Tone?” Well, it is what is known as a Mirror Carp and they have a number of larger scales that shimmer and shine in the water (looking a bit like mirrors) and when they are out of the water they are either a darker or a lighter colour than the normal scales on the fish.
Speaking about the death of the fish, Chris Logsdon, 62, who is the manager of Mid Kent fisheries, said: “The fish was wily and difficult to catch. Any carp angler worth their salt wanted to catch him and a lot tried and failed. It’s part of fishing history.”
The fish will be buried on Sunday morning next to his beloved lake where he made it such hard work for anglers to catch him and there will be a plaque put up to remember him by.
Ah well, let’s just hope he’s gone to a better plaice…
