Viral video shows huge fish being removed from pond in Paisley park

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Huge fish have been discovered in Barshaw Park pond as works continue to clean up the water.A viral video has been posted online by Buddie TikTok creator Jamie Kinlochan showing a council worker decanting a large fish into a makeshift pond at the busy park while the main body of water is being drained away.Renfrewshire Council has been on site for a number of weeks as part of major works to clean up the water.A significant operation to remove silt from the pond and remove invasive weed species is currently underway, with fencing blocking off the entire pond and security camera machines set up round the perimeter. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. The council has also enlisted the help of fish specialists as workers have pulled carp, perch, pike and swan mussels from the water.Paisley man Jamie Kinlochan has been following the works, which he has dubbed as #PondTok on the social media app.His commentary has sparked interest from millions of people, with his original conspiracy theory about fish in the pond being at the centre of a ‘black market’ carp fishing operation racking up 5.5million views.The 35-year-old said in his video that carp breeders might have dumped the fish in the pond so they can multiply and grow before fishing them out to sell for thousands of pounds.Now in once of his most recent videos on the social media site, which has racked up more than half a million views already, shows workers collecting the fish from the almost drained water.In the video,