[1] Heather was an old and large carp, weighing 52 pounds (24 kg) and despite incorrect allegations in the press of being caught over 1000 times, she was likely caught by fishermen approximately 75 times.
[citation needed] A full list of the captures was recorded by Yateley anglers on the that-aint-no-bream website.
[citation needed] At the time of her death in June 2010 she was around 50 years old and worth £30,000.
[1] Heather was discovered dead at the edge of a lake at Yateley Complex on 1 June 2010, and is thought to have died of old age.
[1] The fish was buried by anglers near the lake with a headstone and memorial rosebush.