On This Day 39 Years Ago – Jaws captured in Kent pond at last!
On 10th June 1977 an elusive goldfish-eating perch with a prodigious appetite is finally netted after two years on the rampage in a Kent pond!
The fish - nicknamed Jaws - was caught by two Southern Water Board engineers equipped with a rowing boat, fishing net - and a 240 volt 240 volt stun rod. Former trawler skipper Alf Leggett accused Jaws of eating 3000 goldfish in his Ickham breeding lake near Canterbury. The greedy predator, which weighed in at just 1 lb (0.45 kg), avoided several attempts Read more [...]