Anglers despair as trapped seal eats Essex lake’s stocks like it’s ‘in Waitrose’

Animal has been evading capture from Rochford fishing lake since mid-December

A seal trapped in a fishing lake has found himself in a branch of Waitrose" and has no incentive to escape, according to an expert.

The animal has evaded multiple attempts at capture since first being spotted at Rochford Reservoir, in Essex, almost a month ago, the BBC reported.