Caught on rod and line with bread bait in a pond near Ross on Wye in Herefordshire, Clarissa was a female carp weighing 44lbs. This is the record for carp caught in Britain. She was caught by Richard Walker (who died in 1985) on 13 September 1952 and died at London Zoo in 1972.
Daily Mirror, 22 August 1972
Clarissa, Britain’s record-breaking 44lb carp, now sits in a 43in. by 22in. glass case in Chubbs tackle shop in London. She spent many years in London Zoo until her death earlier this year. Then at a cost of £80 she was stuffed.
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Sports active: Fishing lines: Clarissa, ruler of London's underworld
Independent on Sunday, 7 November 2004 by Keith Elliot
Carp Photo Gallery - Clarissa
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