This follows reports of more than £4,000 of fish being stolen from a lake in Melton by “intimidating” thieves catching the fish for food rather than releasing them back into the water.

Melton fishing lakes were also targeted earlier this year(Image: Newsquest)

Mark Bernstein, fishing bailiff at Aldeby Hall Fishing Lakes, said: “We certainly have our fair share of it. I'm very vigilant.

Mark Bernstein, fishing bailiff at Aldeby Hall Fishing Lakes(Image: Mark Bernstein)

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