A capture has sent shockwaves through the angling world this week when angler, Graham Wood caught a potentially record-breaking roach, weighing an astonishing 4lb 13oz.
Mr Wood has chosen to submit a claim to the British Record Fish Committee, with the hope of having the history-making specimen ratified as a new official record.
If given the thumbs up by authorities, it would comfortably beat Keith Berry’s current 4lb 4oz record, taken from a Northern Ireland stillwater back in 2006, by over half a pound!
Graham took to the water on a boat as he normally does on a Thursday afternoon at Carsington Water Fly Fishery, but it was to be a truly magnificent roach that took his fly on this occasion.
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We spoke to Sarah Peel, the managing director of Carsington Sports & Leisure Limited, about the capture.
"We are a boat-only trout fishery, and to see a fish like this surprised us all, Mr Wood brought the fish ashore straight away as he knew the fish was very special," Sarah told us.
"We are all very excited to have a potential British record living in our fishery, but as with all things like this, we are currently awaiting verification from the relevant authorities and BRFC to confirm the fish is a true roach."
"The fish was weighed on several sets of scales to confirm the weight, and should the fish be accepted, the scales will have to be verified."
"With such a fantastic capture, it is difficult not to get too excited, but we will try not to get ahead of ourselves until we know more, Mr Wood is however is over the moon with his capture," Sarah concluded.
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