DAVID Williams has landed a lake's most sought-after resident- Not Mike’s Pet- a Mirror Carp weighing a substantial 44lb 4oz.

The 21-year-old student from Harewood End, near Ross-on-Wye, went for work experience at RK Leisure lake complex in Surrey as part of his course at Sparsholt College.

During his time off he has been fishing at Wraysbury 1’s North lake and waited for seven days to set up in his chosen area of the lake.

Following an hour-long battle Mr Williams managed to reel in Not Mike's Pet.

He said: "My tactics were to target an area in the middle of the lake in the hope that the fish would seek the bait out after their winter slumber."