Redmire pool

Redmire Pool is near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England. It is considered the home of carp angling, The earliest sign of its potential was unveiled in October 1951 when a British record carp of 31lb 4oz was caught by Bob Richards. The water was made famous by Richard Walker who caught a British record carp, weighing 44lb, 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. [cite web
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The record was beaten by another Redmire fish when, on 16 June 1980, Chris Yates caught the then record UK carp of 51lb 8oz. The fish, a linear mirror carp, was actually caught on a split cane rod that Richard Walker had made in 1952.

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

References

External links

* [http://www.redmirepool.com/ Redmire Pool Website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/sport/fishing/2002/09/12/walker.ram/ Radio interview with Richard Walker]
* [http://www.passionforangling.info/index.html Passion For Angling website]
* [http://www.carpcorner.co.uk/Redmire-Pool.html Redmire Pool Photos]