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benson fish wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 fame 2 death 3 references toggle the table of contents benson fish 8 languages العربية deutsch español français 日本語 македонски српски srpski tiếng việt edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia large carp in northamptonshire england benson species cyprinus carpio sex female hatched 1984 1984 died 4 august 2009 2009 08 04 aged 24 25 benson 1984 4 august 2009 1 was britain s biggest and best loved common carp 2 3 benson s popularity was such that she was caught 63 times in 13 years although the accessibility that made her popular was also the cause of controversy among angling s elite she has also been referred to as the people s fish 4 and was voted by readers of angler s mail as britain s favourite carp in 2005 1 the fish who was female was originally one of a pair her original companion hedges disappeared in a flood of the river nene in 1998 1 both fish were named due to a hole in benson s dorsal fin that resembled a cigarette burn 1 in a reference to benson hedges at her peak weight in 2006 she weighed 64 pounds 2 ounces 29 1 kg 5 benson died on 4 august 2009 aged 25 at the time of her death she weighed the same as a large dog and was worth 20 000 6 the owner of the lake where she lived alleged that she was accidentally poisoned by anglers using uncooked tigernuts as bait though evidence points to the contrary see section on death below another possible cause of death was the complications during egg production 5 fame edit benson lived in the kingfisher lake at the bluebell lakes complex at tansor just outside oundle in northamptonshire 7 she was one of approximately 150 carp in bluebell lakes which are managed to provide the best environment for growth potential of the fish 7 steve broad editor of uk carp magazine ascribed benson s fame to her accessibility 8 among keen anglers there are about only 20 carp that can be seriously called household names benson was near the top of that league the thing that made benson famous was her accessibility unlike other big carp she was a day ticket fish anyone could go along and try to catch her however this very accessibility made the fish controversial among the sport s elite everyday anglers loved her because there was a chance they could have their photo taken with one of the big fish some serious anglers did not like her because she was open to everyone 8 benson s record of being caught so often masks her unpredictability there was a period when benson was caught every monday for six weeks then it seemed that she disappeared for the next 12 months 8 death edit the daily telegraph reported in august 2009 that the fish had been poisoned a quantity of uncooked nuts which are toxic to fish who swell up because they cannot process them were found nearby on the bank owner of bluebell lakes tony bridgefoot 53 said he feared the fish had been killed by irresponsible anglers it seems her demise was caused by the introduction of foods that are harmful to fish 6 it has since been confirmed that the most likely cause of death was not nut poisoning but rather reproductive complications due to gravidity 9 benson s successor as a popular and very large common carp may come from the same haunt the same complex where benson lived boasts a lot of promising 40 lb fish there s one the z fish that is ounces under 50 lb and still growing 8 references edit 1 2 3 4 low valentine 4 august 2009 angling world in mourning for benson the celebrity carp the times archived from the original on 23 august 2019 retrieved 23 august 2019 benson the economist 13 august 2009 archived from the original on 17 august 2009 retrieved 17 august 2009 death of the people s fish bbc news 4 august 2009 archived from the original on 4 august 2009 retrieved 4 august 2009 fishermen mourn death of a carp bbc news 4 august 2009 archived from the original on 9 september 2022 retrieved 6 august 2009 1 2 benson the economist 15 august 2009 1 2 britain s biggest common carp is poisoned the daily telegraph london 4 august 2009 archived from the original on 7 august 2009 retrieved 4 august 2009 1 2 wade ken 7 november 2007 ray lands record breaking 61 lb monster carp peterborough today archived from the original on 12 august 2009 retrieved 5 august 2009 1 2 3 4 broad steve 4 august 2009 benson the carp was near the top of angling s household names the times london archived from the original on 9 september 2022 retrieved 4 august 2009 macdonald alistair 18 august 2009 benson the giant carp likely died from reproductive complications the wall street journal archived from the original on 18 october 2009 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title benson_ fish oldid 1371209837 categories 1984 animal births 2009 animal deaths individual fish individual animals in the united kingdom individual wild animals carp hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use british english from april 2014 all wikipedia articles written in british english use dmy dates from july 2022 this page was last edited on 25 august 2026 at 05 35 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree 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