Redmire pool
Encyclopedia
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 31.25 lb (14.2 kg) was caught by Bob Richards. The water was made famous by Richard Walker
who caught a British record carp, weighing 44 lb (20 kg), 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.
The record was beaten by another Redmire fish when, on 16 June 1980, Chris Yates
caught the then record UK carp of 51.5 lb (23.4 kg). The fish, a linear mirror carp, was actually caught on a split cane rod that Richard Walker had made in 1955.
Redmire features in the BBC2 angling series A Passion for Angling.
Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is a small market town with a population of 10,089 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.-History:...
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is considered the home of carp
Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
angling, The earliest sign of its potential was unveiled in October 1951 when a British record carp of 31.25 lb (14.2 kg) was caught by Bob Richards. The water was made famous by Richard Walker
Richard Walker (angler)
Richard Stuart Walker was an English angler.One of the first to apply scientific thought to angling, 'Dick' Walker wrote many books on the sport. He also wrote for the angling press, most notably for the Angling Times...
who caught a British record carp, weighing 44 lb (20 kg), overnight on 13 September 1952. The fish, a common carp, was transferred to London Zoo
London Zoo
London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847...
. She was initially given the name Ravioli by Walker and named Clarissa by the staff of London Zoo.
The record was beaten by another Redmire fish when, on 16 June 1980, Chris Yates
Chris Yates (fisherman)
Chris Yates is an angler, photographer, tea connoisseur, prolific writer with contributions to the Idler magazine and former Editor of Waterlog magazine...
caught the then record UK carp of 51.5 lb (23.4 kg). The fish, a linear mirror carp, was actually caught on a split cane rod that Richard Walker had made in 1955.
Redmire features in the BBC2 angling series A Passion for Angling.