Kent's Carp is country's biggest

Hannah Ratcliffe
BBC Kent

Lee Jackson pictured with his catch Two Tone in 2002.

Thriving in Conningbrook Lake in Willesborough, Two Tone has taken on the prestigious title of the country's biggest carp since the death of a carp called Benson in early August 2009.

Two Tone was introduced into the lake in 1982 and has been putting on average 2lbs a year.

Catching Two Tone in August 2002 was the highlight of Lee Jackson's fishing career.

"He was the fish of a lifetime", Lee said.

Remembering the event he said: "It was dark and probably the most misty I'd ever been fishing. It was quite eerie and at 5 o'clock in the morning I was tussling with this fish".

There are only 30 fish in the lake, which is about a fish per acre. Chris Logsdon Manager of Mid Kent Fisheries explained the reasons for the lake to be stocked so lightly: "I want to protect the record carp, it's a very, very special creature".