Leney Carp

[OldBoy]

I am assuming not many (any) waters have these now?

If there are they are deff under the radar now I suspect. I did have the pleasure of catching some of the beauties back in the day from Horseshoe 😀👍

Apparently this guy is still trying to keep the strain going:  https://www.leneycarp.com/

Does it matter? probably not tbh, but fair play to the bloke 👍

[salokcinnodrog]

3 hours ago, OldBoy said:

I am assuming not many (any) waters have these now?

If there are they are deff under the radar now I suspect. I did have the pleasure of catching some of the beauties back in the day from Horseshoe 😀👍

Apparently this guy is still trying to keep the strain going:  https://www.leneycarp.com/

Does it matter? probably not tbh, but fair play to the bloke 👍

I know a few waters that did have Leney fish in, or one that more correctly Redmire progeny, but once stocked they reproduced with other strains, so a mix of Italian, Dinkselbuehl and Galicians/Leneys. Sadly old age and otters may well have made them extinct in Taverham Mills. This one was caught back in the 1990's, and comes complete with porn star moustache... It was one of the fish legitimately bought from Redmire when there was a successful spawning.

 

You would have to see the Chris Ball and Chris Yates diary of stockings that they got from Donald Leney to see. As you say, not many originals around now, and quite possibly they have regressed. The ones that became records in Redmire were original stocked fish.