Danny Smith has been unofficially crowned the king of the canal with his mammoth catch on the Grand Union Canal.

Danny Smith has been unofficially crowned the king of the canal with his mammoth catch on the Grand Union Canal.

Danny, from Harefield, broke the British record for the biggest fish ever caught in a canal with a 42 pound 12oz mirror carp.

To cheers from many passers-by, Danny reeled the carp in ,, the result of eight years of careful study and planning.

Danny, 34, has held the British record before, when six years ago he landed a 36 pound carp from the same stretch of water.