I’m going to need a bigger pond...

HE waited more than 20 years for this moment.

And in the end it took just two minutes for angler Lawrence Clarke to catch this giant goldfish. The sales manager, 37, from Sutton, south London, netted the golden orfe at Newdigate Farms, Surrey, weighing 8lb 5oz – equalling a British record set in 2000. Mr Clarke said: ‘It was the first time I’ve caught an orfe in 23 years so it was great to get such a fantastic fish.’