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EXCLUSIVE
H olyfield was a dream l a k e
i n my head at that mom e n t ,
s u rely there are more to co m e ?
I n fact Holyfield Lake w a s a
b i g part of Carp angling h is to r y
i n regards to carp sto ck i n g s
a n d carp rearing in the e a r l y
1 9 70s through to 1982. T h e
S i mmons family head ed b y
N orman Simmons, acqu i r e d
t h e Lake Fishers Green in 1 9 7 5
a n d created a purpo se run f i s h
f a rm specifically for carp , t h i s
b e i n g H o l y f i e l d L a k e.
I n 1 9 7 6 N o r ma n ’s s o n Ma r t i n ,
who now runs Homers Field
Complex in Suffolk, caught a
c a r p f ro m H o l y f i e l d L a k e t h a t
weighed 45 LB 12 oz and at
t h a t ti m e t h e b i g g e s t r o d a n d
line caught carp in the UK.
However this weight was not
o f f i c i a l l y d e cl a r e d o r r e c o r d e d
a s t h i s wo u l d t a i n t D i c k
Wa l k e r s r e c o r d w i t h Cl a ri s s a !
T h e s t r a i n o f c a r p N or m a n
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