Giant fish died in Britain...

Anglers mourn death of "marriage wrecking" giant fish

ASHFORD, Kent

Anglers were mourning the death of a carp believed to be Britain's largest freshwater fish, who tipped the scales at almost five stone (32 kgs) and was nicknamed ''the marriage wrecker.''

Two Tone, a mirror carp who weighed 67lb 14oz, was found floating on the surface of Conningbrook Lake in Kent where it lived yesterday. It was believed to be about 45 years old and to have died from old age.

It was the hours that some anglers spent trying to catch Two Tone that won the fish the nickname ''the marriage wrecker.'' Angler Lee Jackson wrote a book called ''Just For The

Record: My Quest For Two Tone'' about his battle trying to snare Two Tone which he won in the end.

18 August 2010