Benson (fish)
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.[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).[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"."[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 not live too far away from the fish's former haunt.