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In reply to Post #23
Wasn't one of the Elstow fish named the "King of Elstow" or something. Bit of a regular in the Angling press. Caught from an un named Bedfordshire clay pit..  
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In reply to Post #8
Big B0llocks from the tip lake always made me chuckle
Bruno, from Darenth big lake
Wasn't there a fish called 'the Turd' in Harefield ? 
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Not many have imaginary names, more to do with how they look or how often they are on the bank.
Current pond I am on, the two biggest fish are big dark commons in a sea of pale scaley mirrors, so they are named after two well known female tennis playing sisters 
I think the anglers had better nicknames than the fish.
I once asked why Brian was known as Brian the barstard. Turns out he was a copper.
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In reply to Post #26
One in my club lake called c###s fish. Everyone wanted to catch it but the first guy that did was not the most popular angler on the lake hence the name.
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In reply to Post #1
Kodak loved the camera
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Some great replies here with some quality nicknames haha. I do agree with a few comments here about how the non-human names are so much better. I would much rather catch a character fish called The Slag than some stockie called “Bill’s Fish” from a manicured, gravel swim lake dug 2 years ago.
Another three iconic names I thought of: The Amphibian, King Fungus and the Toadless Leather from Frogmore
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The Elstow fish were in a league of their own regarding names, Hagler, Bruno, grey slug, the flask, Black cloud, the slag, Orange scaley, captain speckles...many more that I've forgotten 😃
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For comical names I like the “Beadle” in Cartagena, as in Jeremy ……the fish has withered little deformed fins. Made me laugh for the ingenuity in coming up with the name
Other than that I hate all the new breed of names. Especially for just standard fish. The special ones can have names. The 32lb VS linear just doesn’t need one. It’s always been when fish get to around 30’s or something very very distinctive they get a name. How big the fish are in comparison to the 80’s/90’s nowadays I think that should be increased. Every fish in the lake simply doesn’t need a name
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In reply to Post #20
There is a list somewhere... In a diary.
Roach to Spinny
Roach to Ivy
Ivy to Spinny
Spinny to Ivy
Rockford to Ivy
Rockford to Spinny
Etc etc etc
All linked via underground pipes so negligible risk.
I'd also add that CAC never had any authority or consent to move fish how they did, from Wedgehill and Holtwood. Any especially not from the Hampshire Avon..
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In reply to Post #12
Takes me back in time i can remember catching Solar & Inter City from Roach and Dracula from Spinny. Always wondered what else was moved from Roach & Ivy into Spinny?
Yes no names on either, did not come across the names until the last season i spent on Rockford after many years of peace and quiet on there.
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In reply to Post #17
True though…
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I went round a syndicate last year and the big one was called Syphilis.
It was named as the person who caught had it a few times so called it that as he said every time he goes down he catches it. Person who walked me round said carp anglers are just weird
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In reply to Post #1
the common, the mirror and the leather
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