A carving of the fish was made for Dr E. T. Fison in October 1922 shortly after the fish was landed at Norham on Tweed and was retailed by Forrest and Sons of Kelso, in the Scottish borders. The original Fly and line are contained within an insert on the mount. It had not previously been seen outside the Fison family and had passed from Dr Fison through his family to his descendants. They offered it for sale at Lawrence Auctioneers of Crewkerne's spring collectors sale, where it attracted a huge amount of interest.The buyers were the owners of the Boathouse where the fish was originally caught. Simon Jones, of Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne, said: “This was an amazing find and a great story. The fish came from a routine home visit in South Somerset and it is amazing to see this going home to the very place where it was caught a century ago.
The fish was carved by the celebrated John Tully (1862-1931) Fochabers, Scotland, 1922
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