Big mirror so close to 50lb breaks its own best weight to reset venue record.
The venue record at one of Kent’s most picturesque big fish venues has fallen following the capture of a 49lb 12oz mirror.

Captured from Wingham Lakes’ carp water near Canterbury, the fish was achingly close to the magic 50lb mark when it was brought to the bank by Croyden carper Matt Jones.

Joined by several other fish during Matt’s 48hour session – including a 39lb 12oz common – the mighty mirror carp breaks its own best weight by just 4oz.

Matt hooked into the specimen at 60yards range in just 3feet of water after seeing fish topping over a bar, despite a drop in temperature and ground frost. Casting to the showing fish with a single Mainline Cell boilie topped with a PVA bag of particles and a stringer of boilies, just 2hours late Matt was playing the fish to his waiting net.